[ARABNEWS] The US is looking into reports that Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a
lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
said.
Kerry said he was unable to confirm media reports that chlorine gas was used against Iraqi coppers last month.
"These allegations are extremely serious and we are seeking additional information in order to be able to determine whether or not we can confirm it," Kerry said.
The Washington Post reported on Friday that 11 Iraqi coppers were rushed to a hospital north of Baghdad last month with symptoms that are consistent with chlorine poisoning.
The newspaper said Iraqi forces have reported two other crude chlorine gas attacks in Iraq since Islamic State
"The use of any chemical weapons ... is against international law and these recent allegations underscore the importance of the work we are currently engaged in," Kerry said, adding that the possible chlorine gas attack would not sway US strategy in battling the Islamic State.
