I have the same question. It makes much more sense that ISIS or Al Queada operatives would do such a thing, hoping to draw the U.S. and Russia into conflict with each other. The evidence of an Assad attack there sited in a CNN report was a small 2 ft. wide crater in a roadway. So Al Queada could not have created such a crater? Give me a break.
the issue is the STUFF being used. Al Queida does not have mustard gas. Be patient------It could very well be mustard gas. ------Saddam had lots of it and he
shipped his stuff to his fellow Baathists in Syria. It is not something you can buy in grocery store or EASILY make-------it is a german invention-----and da Nazis were happy to give the recipe to their beloved Baathists in the middle east WAY back during world war II
You need to get up to speed. In January Iraqi forces found a cache of mustard gas in ISIS stronghold of Mosul. And they have used them.
"Chemical weapons found in Mosul in Isis lab, say Iraqi forces
Special forces say mustard agent and Russian surface-to-air missiles found in site set up in Nineveh ruins
Islamic State fired crude chemical weapons on US troops – Pentagon
Iraqi forces showed journalists a tank of the chemical agent and a warehouse of more than a dozen surface-to-surface rockets bearing Russian inscriptions.
Brigadier General Haider Fadhil from Iraqi special forces said French officials tested the chemical this week and confirmed it was a mustard agent. “We know that they were using this place to experiment with chemical weapons,” he said, referring to Isis.
Fadhil did not specify the quantity or potency of the chemical, but Iraqi soldiers were able to visit the site for about 10 minutes without exhibiting symptoms of exposure.
Fadhil said he believed the facility was set up in the Nineveh ruins – an ancient site away from the city’s dense neighbourhoods – to keep it a secret from Mosul residents who might be passing information to Iraqi forces and the US-led coalition.
The number of casualties due to Isis chemical weapons is a small fraction compared with the hundreds of civilians killed in car and suicide bombings carried out by the group. Experts say that is largely due to the low grade of the weapons and the group’s lack of access to efficient delivery systems.
The types of rockets found at the site suggest Isis was attempting to weaponise the chemical agent, Fadhil said. He added that he believed the facility was being used up until just one or two weeks ago.
Chemical weapons found in Mosul in Isis lab, say Iraqi forces