Concerns flared Friday that the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group has its hands on chemical weapons, after a senior American military official confirmed preliminary tests show traces of sulfur mustard on mortars fired by ISIS militants.
According to Fox News, U.S. Brig. Gen. Kevin Killea, chief of staff for the military operations in Iraq and Syria, said the field testing into whether mustard gas was used is not conclusive, so final tests are underway to get the full make-up of the chemicals.
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