22.10.2016 - 09:15 [ Samuel Oakford / Irin ]

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

Update: On 20 October 20, CENTCOM officially confirmed to IRIN that the US-led coalition had fired rounds of depleted uranium (DU) munitions at targets in Syria on the 18 and 23 November 2015. It said that the munitions were chosen due to the nature of targets on those days. A spokesperson for CENTCOM said earlier denials were due to „an error in reporting down range.“