"Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons Against Iraqi Forces" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 Oct 2014 9:50 p.m. PST |
"Dizzy, vomiting and struggling to breathe, 11 Iraqi police officers were rushed to a government hospital 50 miles north of the capital last month. The diagnosis: poisoning by chlorine gas. The perpetrators, according to the officers: Islamic State extremists. The chlorine attack appears to be the first confirmed use of chemical weapons by the Islamic State on the battlefield. An Iraqi Defense Ministry official corroborated the events, and doctors said survivors' symptoms were consistent with chlorine poisoning. Iraqi forces say two other crude chlorine attacks have occurred since the extremists seized vast tracts of Iraqi territory this summer, but details on those incidents remain sketchy. The reported assaults all raise concerns that the militants are attempting to hone their chemical weapons capabilities as they push to control more ground…"
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| Coelacanth1938 | 24 Oct 2014 10:33 p.m. PST |
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| darthfozzywig | 24 Oct 2014 11:49 p.m. PST |
The Spice, er, oil must flow! |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 25 Oct 2014 6:05 a.m. PST |
There's a lot of stuff flowing and it isn't spice. Red Line anyone? DM |
 Legion 4  | 25 Oct 2014 8:29 a.m. PST |
Was most likely some chlorine they took from water treatment plants they captured. As opposed to some older Saddam stocks that were found and still potent … Regardless, ISIS again continues to be a most detestable lot and the locals still can't take care of themselves … |
| Lion in the Stars | 25 Oct 2014 3:29 p.m. PST |
@Don: Chlorine gas is not considered a banned chemical weapon, it has too many industrial uses. Not least of which is making water safe to drink. And chlorine is a real non-item in military use. Too fiddly to work with compared to more modern and complex chemicals. I fully expect that the chlorine used in that attack was from a pool chemicals company. |
| Legion 4 | 27 Oct 2014 10:37 a.m. PST |
And chlorine is a real non-item in military use. But mix with ammonia … I think it makes something like Phosgene …. |
| Lion in the Stars | 27 Oct 2014 12:41 p.m. PST |
@L4: that's chloramine gas. pretty nasty stuff. Chlorine is just a pain in the butt to keep, needs stainless steel containers… |
| Legion 4 | 27 Oct 2014 2:30 p.m. PST |
Yeah … well NBC School was many, many moons ago for me …  Thanks for the clarification !  |
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