38. Iraqi Terrorists Used Mustard Gas Against US Soldiers, 2007: 2 Wounded
The use of chemical weapons in Iraq is long and tragic. The irony is that the US government initially helped the Iraqi military gain the capacity to use chemical weapons, even if only indirectly, by aiding the Saddam region in the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s.
In 2007, Iraqi terrorists once again used chemical weapons against American troops when they filled an IED with mustard gas. None of the soldiers died, but two were wounded. Damage caused by mustard gas can include massive skin burns, blindness, and lung damage.
