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'THE THREAT IS HIGH'
British troops given gas masks and new chemical warfare gear to protect them against possible ISIS gas attack in Iraq
A source claims the threat of a gas attack on troops is 'high'
HUNDREDS of British troops heading to Iraq are being given chemical warfare clothing in case of an attack by ISIS.
The 250 soldiers from 4 Rifles battalion are on a new training mission.
They are heading to one of the most dangerous areas in the country, the Al Asad air base in Balad, to coach Iraq’s 7th Infantry Division.
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Last month US soldiers at Qayyarah air base, 60 miles north of the UK force, mounted a chemical alert after IS fighters fired mustard gas at them.
Our soldiers are carrying gas masks and special clothing amid fears that the attackers will use chemicals again.
A source said: “The threat of a gas attack is high.”
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