Iraq loses control of chemical weapons depot to ISIS militants
The Iraqi government has informed the United Nations that it has lost control of a former chemical weapons depot to Islamist insurgents affiliated with ISIS, or IS, and cannot carry out its obligations to destroy what’s stored in the compound.
In a letter penned by Iraq’s UN Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim, it was revealed that “armed terrorist groups” took over the Muthanna complex on June 11. Located north of Baghdad, the facility was the main center for chemical weapons production prior to the 1991 Gulf War, and is still home to 2,500 rockets containing the lethal nerve agent sarin.
According to the Associated Press, the compound is now in the hands of the Islamic State extremist group, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). In the letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Alhakim said that Iraqi officials witnessed the intruders looting some of the equipment before the surveillance system was taken offline.
Iraq loses control of chemical weapons depot to ISIS militants
Well, if this is true it really sucks..
And why the heck didn't the US take out these "chemical compounds" while they were in Iraq?
This seems to be getting real serious now.
So what do you think ATS .
do you think this is an excuese to go back into iraq ?
Do you think its propagand ?
Do you feel the US should now get involved ?
Humbly LSH .
Also i ask respectfully that we not make this a Muslim hate thread , let's focus on the topic.
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