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U.S. military finds chemical site in Iraq

Aug-13-2005 » Filed Under: TF Freedom

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Coalition forces have found more than 1,500 gallons of various chemicals in what officials believe is an insurgent chemical production facility and storage sites, the U.S. military said Saturday.

Task Force Freedom, which is based in the northern city of Mosul, conducted raids Tuesday using information obtained in detainee interrogations, according to a military news release.

The statement said military investigators have yet to determine what the chemicals were being used to make.

The U.S. military has found many suspected chemical sites in the past, none of which contained chemical or biological weapons, The Associated Press reported, adding that testing can take several days.

Col. Henry Franke, the multinational corps' nuclear, biological and chemical defense officer, was quoted as saying, "We are continuing to investigate the production and storage facilities to determine what type and quantities of chemicals were produced at the facility, and the specific threat posed to our forces. [...]


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