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General: ISIS chemical attack had ‘no impact’ on US, Iraqi forces

By Travis J. Tritten

Published April 19, 2017 5:01pm ET

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General: ISIS chemical attack had ‘no impact’ on US, Iraqi forces — The U.S. forces and Iraqi security forces have been fighting for six months to dislodge the Islamic State from Mosul, its stronghold in the country since 2014, and has cleared all but the western section of the city. (US Army)

A chemical attack by the Islamic State in Mosul over the weekend had no effect on U.S. forces or the Iraqi security forces who were targeted, a top general said Wednesday.

However, the military could not confirm reports that mustard agent was the chemical used by the group as it wages an increasingly vicious fight for the western section of the city, said Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin, commander of the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command for the campaign in Iraq.

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