Teh One Who Knocks
12-02-2015, 01:05 PM
Tanveer Mann for Metro.co.uk
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Do you know <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Russianairstrikes?src=hash">#Russianairstrikes</a> using phosphorus bombs on Raqqa <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Syria?src=hash">#Syria</a> this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/warcrimes?src=hash">#warcrimes</a> look <a href="https://twitter.com/loveconcursall">@loveconcursall</a> <a href="https://t.co/9yIdlaUQaf">pic.twitter.com/9yIdlaUQaf</a></p>— #IRAQ شمرية العراق (@moonnor27) <a href="https://twitter.com/moonnor27/status/671317721049653252">November 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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New pictures show Russia using a controversial incendiary weapon that can kill through poisoning and burning to bomb Raqqa, Syria, a so-called stronghold of Isis.
Russian forces are using deadly white phosphorus to bomb the terror group’s de-facto capital, according to reports.
The pictures were posted to Twitter by user Moonnor27, whose bio says she is a Muslim Iraqi who ‘helps innocent civilians’. The pictures are yet to be verified.
She posted the pictures along with the caption: ‘To protect the devil (Syrian President) Assad, #Russianairstrikes using phosphorous bombs on #Raqqa #warcrimes’.
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Under international law, the use of the highly flammable chemical, known as WP, is banned in densely populated areas as it is reportedly highly toxic and can burn through skin and bone.
On Sunday, a group of citizen journalists from the Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently network said there were reports ‘that air strikes targeted Raqqa today with phosphorus’ munitions.
It is believed to be the first reported use of the chemical in air strikes on Raqqa since Russian and French air forces begun heavy bombing in the area.
The news comes as Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama met for about 30 minutes at a summit in Paris today where they discussed the Syria and Ukraine crises, a Kremlin spokesman reportedly said.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Do you know <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Russianairstrikes?src=hash">#Russianairstrikes</a> using phosphorus bombs on Raqqa <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Syria?src=hash">#Syria</a> this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/warcrimes?src=hash">#warcrimes</a> look <a href="https://twitter.com/loveconcursall">@loveconcursall</a> <a href="https://t.co/9yIdlaUQaf">pic.twitter.com/9yIdlaUQaf</a></p>— #IRAQ شمرية العراق (@moonnor27) <a href="https://twitter.com/moonnor27/status/671317721049653252">November 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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New pictures show Russia using a controversial incendiary weapon that can kill through poisoning and burning to bomb Raqqa, Syria, a so-called stronghold of Isis.
Russian forces are using deadly white phosphorus to bomb the terror group’s de-facto capital, according to reports.
The pictures were posted to Twitter by user Moonnor27, whose bio says she is a Muslim Iraqi who ‘helps innocent civilians’. The pictures are yet to be verified.
She posted the pictures along with the caption: ‘To protect the devil (Syrian President) Assad, #Russianairstrikes using phosphorous bombs on #Raqqa #warcrimes’.
http://www.addimages.net/images/2015/12/02/cvd_6cdwcaqaf5j-e1448907201321.jpg
Under international law, the use of the highly flammable chemical, known as WP, is banned in densely populated areas as it is reportedly highly toxic and can burn through skin and bone.
On Sunday, a group of citizen journalists from the Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently network said there were reports ‘that air strikes targeted Raqqa today with phosphorus’ munitions.
It is believed to be the first reported use of the chemical in air strikes on Raqqa since Russian and French air forces begun heavy bombing in the area.
The news comes as Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama met for about 30 minutes at a summit in Paris today where they discussed the Syria and Ukraine crises, a Kremlin spokesman reportedly said.