Militer AS Klaim Tangkap Ahli Senjata Kimia Negara Islam

Eramuslim – Rabu 9 Maret 2016, militer Amerika Serikat mengumumkan  menangkap pakar senjata kimia organisasi Negara Islam, dalam sebuah operasi khusus yang digelar tentara elit pada awal pekan ini.

This photo taken on august 11, 2014 shows a US soldier, part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), manning a machine gun onboard a Chinook helicopter over the Gardez district of Paktia province. All NATO combat troops will be out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, though some US special forces are set to stay on to conduct discreet strikes against Al-Qaeda remanents. AFP PHOTO / SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)
This photo taken on august 11, 2014 shows a US soldier, part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), manning a machine gun onboard a Chinook helicopter over the Gardez district of Paktia province. All NATO combat troops will be out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, though some US special forces are set to stay on to conduct discreet strikes against Al-Qaeda remanents. AFP PHOTO / SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)

Dalam keterangan 2 perwira tinggi AS kepada wartawan AFP mengatakan, “Target ditangkap dalam operasi rahasia oleh unit pasukan khusus yang baru saja dikirim Pentagon,” tanpa mau memberikan informasi lebih lanjut mengenai siapa tokoh tersebut.

Militer AS optimis bahwa mereka akan mendapatkan informasi penting mengenai pengembangan senjata kimia yang dilakukan Negara Islam.

Hingga kini tahanan tersebut diinformasikan masih berada di sebuah penjara Irak, dan akan tetap berada di dalam negeri. (Skynewsarabia/Ram)