Evidence of Chemical Arms Found

A coalition of Kurdish troops and US Special Forces attacked Ansar al-Islam, a terrorist group in northern Iraq with links to Al Qaeda. Chemical weapons recipes and other documents indicating the presence of chemical and biological weapons were found in one base. Al Qaeda operatives, fleeing Afghanistan, were said to have taken refuge with Ansar. Substantiating such information is critical to prove that Saddam Hussein is developing weapons of mass destruction and harboring terrorists. One Special Forces soldier noted that the Kurds spearheaded the attack, with US forces only providing support. Two suspected Al Qaeda terrorists escaped into neighboring Iran and then surrendered to the Iranian military. Iran has agreed to return any terrorists it captures. Fighting continues as those members of Ansar not captured or killed engage the coalition forces in sporadic gunfire. – YaleGlobal