ISIS militants launches rocket packed with MUSTARD GAS at US troops at Iraqi airbase
The attack comes weeks before coalition troops bid to take back the city of Mosul from the brainwashed death cult
TWISTED ISIS extremists have launched a chemical rocket at US troops based in Iraq.
A Pentagon official confirmed that the "crude" weapon, which contained mustard gas agent, landed several hundred yards from the Qayyarah air base near Mosul which is home to hundreds of American soldiers.
The suspected attack comes as coalition forces prepare to take back Iraq’s largest city which has been under the control of the depraved death cult for two years.
While no one was injured during the incident on Tuesday, mustard gas is deadly and rots the skin, eyes and lungs of anyone exposed to it.
Terror thugs ISIS have reportedly been developing deadly chemical weapons for some time although this is the first attack of its kind on coalition forces in Iraq.
A Pentagon said: “On September 20, mid-afternoon Iraq time, the Iraqi air base at [Qayyarah] West came under attack by indirect fire.
"An initial test of the remnants of the weapon used returned a positive test for a mustard agent.
“The device, likely a rocket or mortar, was imprecise and crude."
"This attack has not impacted our mission in any way, nor have we changed our security posture in the area around [the base].
"We train and equip ourselves and our partners for just this type of eventuality."
According to the BBC, there have been 20 documented cases of chemical weapons used against Kurdish fighters in Iraq –with a quarter of those involving mustard gas.
We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368
