Friday, July 13, 2012

Is The Syrian Government Using Cluster Bombs?

Photo: A screenshot of the YouTube video uploaded by “Afamia1985” shows unexploded Soviet-made AO-1Sch submunitions, small fragmentation bomblets delivered by RBK bombs.

Syria: Evidence of Cluster Munitions Use by Syrian Forces -- Human Rights Watch

Online Videos Appear to Show Remnants of the Weapons

(New York) – A pair of videos posted online by a user believed to be a Syrian activist on July 10, 2012, appear to show cluster munition remnants, Human Rights Watch said today. The images include Soviet-produced unexploded submunitions and a bomb canister, apparently found in Jabal Shahshabu, a mountainous area near Hama.

An activist in the area told Human Rights Watch that the region where the cluster remnants were allegedly found has been under sustained bombardment by Syrian forces over the past two weeks.

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More News On Reports That The Syrian Regime Is Using Cluster Bombs

Syrian regime suspected of using Soviet-made cluster bombs: HRW -- Al Arabiya News
Cluster munitions reported in Syria -- UPI
Assad using Cluster Bombs on his own people -- Al Bawaba
Syria and the Use of Cluster Munitions: Why It Matters. -- The Gun

Update: This is very ominous.

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