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White Phosphorus Used in Syrian Attack

Posted Dec 13, 2012 by vlogger

Source: White Phosphorus Weapons Being Used on Damascus Suburbs -- The Syrian military has used air-delivered incendiary bombs in at least four locations across Syria since mid-November2012, Human Rights Watch said today. The conclusion is based on interviews with four witnesses and multiple videos analyzed by Human Rights Watch. Incendiary weapons can contain any number of flammable substances, including napalm, thermite, or white phosphorus and are designed to set fire to objects or to cause burn injuries. They are not chemical weapons, which kill and incapacitate by the toxic properties of the chemicals released. Incendiary weapons produce extremely painful burns, often down to the bone, and can also cause respiratory damage. The burns are difficult to treat, especially in conflict areas lacking adequate medical facilities, and the treatment itself can be excruciating. Permanent scarring and disfigurement can lead to social ostracism.

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  1. peredavid
    peredavid Dec 14, 2012

    A complete waste of Willie Pete? It should have been targetting the built-up are where the reel camermen were hiding rather than that open field where somebody thought they were. Or maybe it was a smokescreen to cover movement.

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  2. 4499124
    4499124 Dec 14, 2012

    I hope al-Assad and his fellow savages end up like Italian dictator Mussolini in 1945 in Milan. He and his mistress were hanged by their ankles, stuck with bayonets, then set afire by partisans. TS: Tough Situation for "Hitler's Tail-light"...

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