U.S. Coalition Air Strike Kills Islamic State Chemical Weapons Expert

A U.S. fighter jet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Gulf in this file photo. (REUTERS)

Daily Mail: Islamic State chemical weapons expert who trained under Saddam killed in airstrike near Mosul, says US central command

* U.S. claims chemical engineer Abu Malik was killed on January 24
* Malik had worked at Muthanna - an Iraqi factory which produced sarin gas
* The long-time jihadist joined Al-Qaeda in 2005 and ISIS more recently
* Fears the militants are trying to expand their chemical weapons capability
* Anonymous defence source says Malik was 'gathering lots of equipment'

WNU Editor: I am sure he was a very high priority target ... if not in the top 5. This is a worrisome post .... ISIS Chemical Weapon Specialist Was ‘Gathering Equipment’ Before He Was Killed (Daily Beast).

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US Air strike kills Isil 'chemical weapons expert' -- The Telegraph
Airstrike kills Islamic State chemical weapons expert -- UPI
ISIS chemical weapons expert killed in airstrike, US officials say -- FOX News
‘ISIS chemical weapons expert’ killed in airstrike – US -- RT
ISIS chemical weapons expert ‘killed’ in airstrike -- Al Arabiya
US military: ISIS chemical weapons expert killed in Iraq -- Rudaw