Report: Thousands of Chemical Weapons Found in Territory Controlled by Islamic State

Report: Thousands of Chemical Weapons Found in Territory Controlled by Islamic State: The United States military secretly encountered thousands of chemical weapons during the Iraq war in Iraqi territory that is now controlled by the Islamic State, The New York Times reported.

Nevertheless, Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, told reporters on October 15 that there is no evidence that Islamic State jihadists have obtained any of the chemical weapons that potentially remain in Iraq.

An extensive article by The Times published October 14 noted that the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS and ISIL) has been in control of the Al Muthanna State Establishment since June.

Al Muthanna is a compound that was notoriously known in the 1980s and 1990s as the hub of Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons program.

According to the Iraqi government, Al Muthanna still contains chemical weapons.

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