Friday, 7 October 2016

IRIN | EXCLUSIVE: Iraq War records reignite debate over US use of depleted uranium

IRIN | EXCLUSIVE: Iraq War records reignite debate over US use of depleted uranium

EXCLUSIVE: Iraq War records reignite debate over US use of depleted uranium

Data to be made public this week reveals the extent to which the weapons were used on “soft targets”

By Samuel Oakford 
Freelance journalist based in New York, and regular IRIN contributor
Records detailing as many as 181,000 rounds of depleted uranium munitions shot in 2003 by American forces in Iraq have been unearthed by researchers, representing the most significant public documentation of the controversial armament's use during the US-led invasion.

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