Tag: bombs
At least eight killed by car bombs in northern Syria
At least eight people, including three children, have been killed by two car bombs in northern Syria. One bomb exploded in a car workshop in Shawa, a village near the…
At least eight killed by car bombs in northern Syria
One bomb exploded in a car workshop in Shawa, a village near the Turkish border. Five civilians were killed and ten others injured, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Cambodia warns: Do not use the cluster bombs
Cluster bombs, or cluster munitions, are fired from the air or the ground. When they explode, they release many smaller explosive charges that spread out over a larger area. Similar…
Several countries critical of the use of cluster bombs after the US message to Ukraine
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak believes that they are against the use of cluster bombs, and that Britain has signed the international convention on cluster munitions that prohibits its use,…
Expert: Difficult balance using cluster bombs
full screen Kjell Engelbrekt is a professor at the Norwegian Defense Academy. Archive image. Photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT Using cluster munitions in Ukraine is controversial and involves difficult trade-offs, both militarily…
Expert: Difficult balance using cluster bombs
The US announced on Friday that it will send cluster bombs to Ukraine. The White House itself has called the decision “difficult”, and the controversial type of weapon has been…
This is why cluster bombs are dangerous: “Like a mine – can hit civilians”
The US decision to deliver cluster bombs to Ukraine has been condemned by several human rights organizations. An unknown number of explosive charges are at risk of not exploding when…
Concerns about the US decision to send cluster bombs
Updated 14:44 | Published at 2:29 p.m The US decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine is described as controversial. Cluster munitions have been used by both sides during the…
War in Ukraine: cluster bombs, this “dirty weapon” which is debated
The list of types of weapons the Ukrainians are demanding from the United States is long, led by the F-16 fighter jets, for which a green light is pending. But…
Media: Biden Administration Delivering Controversial Cluster Bombs to Ukraine
The White House plans to supply cluster bombs to Ukraine’s armed forces. The use of cluster bombs is banned in more than a hundred countries. President of the United States…