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Iraqi Insurgents Claim Chemical Weapon Attacks

By Evan Kohlmann

At least two different Iraqi insurgent groups thought allied with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Al-Qaida faction have claimed responsibility for recent attacks allegedly involving chemical weapons on U.S. and Iraqi forces in the cities of Baghdad and Al-Madain.  On September 13, the Army of the Victorious Sect (rumored to be comprised of ex-Fedayeen Saddam and Iraqi intelligence personnel) claimed responsibility for launching rockets allegedly tipped with chemical agents at the Interior Ministry, Foreign Ministry, and heavily guarded Green Zone in Baghdad.  A day later, the Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI)--a faction that acknowledges occasional joint operations with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi--took credit for an alleged attack on U.S. and Iraqi military forces in the city of Al-Madain with chemical-equipped 120mm Hawn mortar shells.

Click to view English translations c/o Globalterroralert.com:
- Sept. 11 chemical threat from Army of the Victorious Sect
- Sept. 13 alleged attack by Army of the Victorious Sect
- Sept. 14 alleged attack by the Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI)

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