Following months of debate within his administration, President Biden has agreed to approve the provision to Ukraine of long-sought cluster munitions, which disperse submunitions over wide areas.
What other nations use cluster munitions?
Evidence suggests Russia has used cluster munitions to a greater extent than Ukraine since invading the country last year. Human rights organizations documented and heavily criticized the United States over its extensive use of cluster bombs during the initial years of the Afghanistan invasion.Israel fired millions of cluster munitions into Lebanon in 2006, during a short conflict against Hezbollah, which also fired cluster munitions into Israel.
The munitions have been used by both Russian and Syrian forces in Syria, destroying cities like Aleppo and killing civilians amid the civil war there. Human Rights Watch documented Saudi Arabia using cluster munitions made by the United States against Houthi rebels in Yemen, a move the group said leaves civilians in an already deadly region in added danger due to unexploded ordnance.
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