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Published time: 14 Feb, 2017 18:22
More than 5,000 rounds of depleted uranium (DU) ammunition were
used in two attacks on Islamic State oil tankers in eastern Syria, the
US military has confirmed. The US-led coalition previously pledged it
would not use the controversial ordnance.
A spokesman for the US Central Command (CENTCOM) told Foreign Policy
that 5,265 armor-piercing DU rounds were used in November 2015, during
two air raids against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) oil tanker
convoys in the Deir ez-Zor and Hasakah provinces in eastern Syria.A-10 ground attack aircraft fired the projectiles from their 30mm rotating cannons, destroying about 350 tanker trucks, according to CENTCOM spokesman Major Josh Jacques.
Officials confirm the US used depleted uranium weapons on the battlefield in Iraq and Syria: https://t.co/oCtsYgFpXq— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) February 14, 2017
Read more: https://www.rt.com/usa/377345-depleted-uranium-isis-syria/
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