An Iraqi man currently being held and interrogated by U.S. officials is a suspected mid-level Islamic State (ISIS) operative. Two defense officials said his knowledge of the group’s chemical weapons program allowed coalition strikes to destroy at least two related facilities.

According to the officials, the man has been detained for roughly a month. they stated that in that in that time he has given the U.S. the most in-depth understanding of ISIS’s chemical attack capabilities and aspirations.

A third defense official explained, “They have gotten a lot of information from this guy.” According to one defense official, it was based on his information that the coalition conducted at least two strikes this week in Iraq, which targeted ISIS’s chemical program.

U.S. Captures ISIS Chemical Weapons Expert

The leader of the Islamic State group’s chemical weapons division has been captured by American officials, the Associated Press reported exclusively Wednesday. Sleiman Daoud al-Afari, who used to work under Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, was caught in a February raid. The news agency cited unnamed Iraqi intelligence sources and noted the U.S. would not confirm the…