YAHOO NEWS: U.S. special forces captured the head of the Islamic State unit trying to develop chemical weapons in a raid last month in northern Iraq, two senior Iraqi intelligence officials told the Associated Press, the first known major success of Washington’s more aggressive policy of pursuing ISIS militants on the ground. The Obama administration launched the new strategy in December. More Here
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IS Operative Says Group Preparing Chemical Attacks
Reports emerged Thursday that an operative of the Islamic State (IS) terror militia recently captured by the US military has revealed that the group is planning to use chemical weapons against its many enemies in Syria and Iraq. Sporadic reports indicate IS has already used crudely weaponized toxins in the conflict but the Baghdad regime claims they don’t have access to more sophisticated materials. Elsewhere, a senior US commander told a Senate committee Wednesday that IS has suffered heavy losses in recent fighting but so have Western-backed rebel factions opposing them.