ISIS Reportedly Behind Mustard Gas Attack on U.S., Iraqi Troops

CNN is reporting this afternoon on an apparent chemical attack carried out by ISIS against American and Iraqi troops.

CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr reported that no U.S. troops were hurt by the attack, which occurred on Tuesday, though some had to go through a decontamination process.

The shell landed in the air base in the Mosul district, and tests “came back positive for mustard agent,” Starr said.

One official told CNN that the mustard agent was of “low purity” and another called it “ineffective.”

The U.S. believes it’s ISIS because 1) they are desperate to hold onto Mosul, and 2) ISIS has used that same kind of chemical before against civilians.

Watch CNN’s report above.

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