Syrian opposition says government is using cluster bombs

  • 11 years ago
The target -- rebel held parts of Damascus in this latest video posted to a social media website.

Reuters cannot independently verify activists reports that government fighter planes are carrying out airstrikes in the capital.

Other video shows rebels holding parts of cluster bombs. Similar accounts have some human rights groups speculating that Syrian forces are increasingly using cluster bombs in civilian areas.

The latest reports say at least 40,000 people have been killed since the uprising began 20 months ago.

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