Iraqi Intelligence Finds No Evidence of Daesh Chemical Weapons Program

Iraqi intelligence agencies have found no evidence that Daesh terrorist group possesses chemical weapons, the head of the national parliament’s security and defense committee said Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan said last month that Daesh used chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq.

The CIA chief stated US intelligence was actively involved in searching for chemical weapons or labs producing those in Syria and Iraq.

"Reports and Iraqi intelligence data have not yet confirmed that the Daesh terrorist organization is in possession of chemical weapons," Hakim Zamili said in a statement obtained by the Alsumaria news channel.

Earlier, US National Intelligence Director James Clapper said an investigation into an alleged Daesh attack in Syria in August revealed that at least two people were exposed to sulfur mustard.