White Phosphorus Use In Iraq
During military combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq, white phosphorus munitions were used by United States military forces as an incendiary weapon and as an obscurant. The United States denied allegations that white phosphorous was used as a weapon against civilians, stating that it was only used to target insurgents.
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