Cluster bombing of Niš

Cluster bombing of Niš
Main article: Civilian casualties inflicted during Operation Allied Force

The Cluster bombing of Niš was an event that occurred on May 7, 1999 during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. It was the most serious incident involving civilian deaths and the use of cluster bombs.[1] The cluster bombs had been dropped by Dutch F-16s.[2] After the incident the Dutch stopped using cluster bombs in the campaign, whereas the other NATO members kept using them.[3]

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See also

  • Strategic Bombardment in the Kosovo War

Notes

  1. ^ Civilian Deaths in the NATO Air Campaign
  2. ^ Ex-PM testifies on Nato strikes
  3. ^ Humanitarian Bombers in Court

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