The Islamic State's Evolving Chemical Arsenal

Chris Quillen

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2016, vol. 39, issue 11, 1019-1030

Abstract: This article examines the growing chemical weapon capabilities of the Islamic State from the crude poisons and toxins of its founding father Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi to the current battlefield use of indigenously produced mustard gas in Iraq and Syria. By examining this evolution as a phenomenon separate from Al Qaeda, a clearer picture emerges of a dedicated and increasingly successful chemical weapons program that threatens military forces and civilian populations around the world.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2016.1154364

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