By C.J. Chivers
Oct. 14, 2014
During the Iraq war, at least 17 American service members and seven Iraqi police officers were exposed to aging chemical weapons abandoned years earlier.
These weapons were not part of an active arsenal. They were remnants from Iraq's arms program in the 1980s during the Iran-Iraq war.
Many troops who were exposed received inadequate care. None of the veterans were enrolled in long-term health monitoring.
Munitions are unaccounted for in areas of Iraq now under control of ISIS.
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