Scores Of Islamic State Militants Killed In Iraq While Loading A Chemical Warhead

14 IS Militants Killed As Their Rocket Explodes -- Business Standard

Baghdad, Sep 16 (IANS/EFE) At least 14 members of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group were killed Tuesday near Baghdad when a rocket whose warhead they were filling with chlorine gas exploded.



Iraqi security officials said seven more IS militants were injured in the incident, which occurred near the town of al-Dhuluiya, about 90 km north of Baghdad.



Al-Dhuluiya was also where four members of the Iraqi security forces and Shiite militiamen suffered symptoms of asphyxiation after inhaling chlorine gas released by two improvised explosive devices.



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My Comment: If these reports are true .... it raises the stakes dramatically in the war against the Islamic State.