Posted on 12/20/2015 3:31:32 PM PST by Mariner
BEIRUT (AFP) -
Human Rights Watch charged Sunday that Syrian government forces and their Russian allies have been making "extensive" use of cluster munitions against rebel groups since late September.
The New York-based rights watchdog said in a report it had documented the use of cluster munitions on 20 occasions since Russian and Syrian forces launched their assault on September 30.
HRW "collected detailed information about attacks in nine locations that have killed at least 35 civilians, including five women and 17 children, and injured dozens", the report said.
All the bombs were either made in Russia or the former Soviet Union, the rights group said.
"Syria's promises on indiscriminate weapons ring hollow when cluster munitions keep hitting civilians in many parts of the country," HRW's Ole Solvang said in the report.
Solvang urged the UN to "get serious about its commitment to protect Syria?s civilians by publicly demanding that all sides stop the use of cluster munitions".
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laughing,,,, love this. Hope it was fun blowing up that airliner boys.
Good counter technique to the TOW threat
Russia is making no secret of their use of these weapons. They are releasing videos of them in use.
America had no complaints about their “bombing” ISIS for a year and a half. After a very short time, there are howls of protests from the usual sources about what evil Ivan is doing. Sounds like the Ruskies are the ones taking the fight to the enemy.
I guess the HRW boys are perfectly happy with the Muslim beheading of innocent people?
Should have used napalm.
When you absolutely, positively must kill them all, Cluster Munitions are the tool of choice.
Add some napalm and I’ll stand up and cheer.
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Is it ever!Kill all the operators and drive in at your leisure.
The Russians have thermobaric bombs too.THOSE will be a real wake-up call to the ISIS types.
Napalm works great as a follow-up.
war is war, they chop off our heads and not a peep, but if Russia and Syria use these cluster bombs then it’s a big no no.
Funny did not hear much about when t he Russian pilot was shot at while parachuting.
Its exactly how we should be dealing with the ISIS oil convoys.....without warning.
War is Hell. The enemy would use them if they had them. Cluster munitions. Don’t leave home without them.
Victory is the main object in war. If this is long delayed, weapons are blunted and morale depressed. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War. c.400-320 b.c.
GBU-43/B is better.
There is a clear message there and it doesn’t take a leaflet dropped from the air to explain it.
If you’re not with the Caliphilaters get the heck away from them.
That is a really weird pattern of explosions for an air launched cluster bomb. Looks more like an artillery attack.
I guess they’re following the Ted Cruz strategy.
I think it might be. Looks like rockets launched from nearby hills in an extended video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94rKrwdUUok
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