US officials believe that ISIS terrorists are making and using chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq as horrific images
emerged of injuries sustained by Kurdish soldiers exposed to the toxic
weapons while battling the barbaric Islamists. See more photos after the cut..
The government is aware of at least four
occasions in both countries where militants have used mustard gas,
according to a US security agent.
The US source told the BBC that the mustard powder added to normal weapons, such as mortar rounds.
'We've
seen them use it on at least four separate occasions on both sides of
the border - both Iraq and Syria,' the official said.
They added that ISIS are believed to have a small 'research cell' and are developing their own chemical weapons.
The
troubling revelation came as the United Nations Security Council
authorized international observers to investigate who was responsible
for chemical attacks in Syria.
The
groundbreaking move by the UN and the global chemical weapons watchdog,
the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, means
officials will be able to blame a side, where as previously they could
not.
ISIS, president Bashar Al-Assad's regime and rebels in Syria have all been blamed by each other for attacks in the past.
The
new body is the result of rare cooperation between the United States
and Russia on Syria's conflict, which is well into its fifth year.
Daily Mail
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