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Release A050813a

Task Force Freedom Soldiers find chemical production facility

Multi-National Force-Iraq

MOSUL, Iraq - Coalition Forces, acting on intelligence from detainee interrogations, raided a suspected insurgent chemical production facility and chemical storage locations on August 9th. The early morning raids, conducted by Task Force Freedom, uncovered what technical experts assess to be a “clandestine chemical production facility” and possibly related storage sites.

Military officials are careful to state that ongoing analysis of the chemical evidence collected from the sites is currently insufficient to determine what the insurgents had been producing. “We are continuing to investigate the production and storage facilities to determine what type and quantities of chemicals were produced at the facility, and the specific threat posed to our forces. We don't want to speculate on any possibilities until our analysis is complete,” said the Multi-National Corps' Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Officer Colonel Henry Franke. However, military officials are confident that they have disrupted a potentially serious threat to coalition forces and the Iraqi people.

Concurrent with the technical analysis, intelligence experts are conducting related investigations to determine which terrorist or insurgent group is responsible for the construction and operation of the secret facility.

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For more information, contact Multi-National Corps – Iraq Public Affairs at mncipaovictorymainjoc@iraq.centcom.mil