“The use of cluster bombs is prohibited under international law. The use of cluster bombs to attack civilian areas is extremely dangerous and will only lead to further deaths and injuries, “said Denis Krivoshev, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia.
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Cluster bombs consist of a cassette (container) that contains a smaller type of ammunition, such as small time bombs or mines. These are often timed to activate long after the bombing, injuring large numbers of people. It is estimated that five to 20 percent of cluster bombs do not explode and become a threat to the civilian population, according to Amnesty International.
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On the ninth day, Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting for the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. Renewed clashes over the region in the southern part of the Caucasus are the bloodiest in more than 25 years, Reuters reported. Both countries accuse each other of attacks on civilian areas.
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Officials in Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenian population said more soldiers had been killed in the fighting, bringing the total death toll in the Armenian armed forces to 223. Azerbaijan does not disclose its military losses, but claims that 25 Azerbaijani civilians have already been killed as a result of the fighting.
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The Nagorno-Karabakh dispute – an enclave in southwestern Azerbaijan with a predominantly Armenian population – has been going on between Armenia and Azerbaijan for decades. Armed conflict broke out in 1988 during the Soviet era. Nagorno-Karabakh, with the support of Armenia, broke away from Azerbaijan in a bloody war that claimed an estimated 30,000 lives and resulted in hundreds of thousands of refugees. Currently, Nagorno-Karabakh and the adjacent Lachin Corridor are under military control of Armenia. Azerbaijan considers the territory to be occupied.
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