A 26-year-old pregnant woman, Ljiljane Spasić, was among the victims.
According to a report issued by Amnesty International, NATO gave no reason as to why cluster munitions were deployed on targets so close to a civilian population. In their opinion, NATO violated Article 51(4) and (5) of Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions.
Consequences are felt to this day. Especially due to the radioactive ammunition.
When I was in Nis (nice city btw), in 2014 there were still areas which were still not safe.
The US and Nato still have cluster bombs on stockpile even though it’s against the Geneva convention. Hypocritical.
>… Air Force dropped two containers of cluster bombs over Niš, **directed at Niš Airport, located at the end of the city.** The bombs impacted near the city center, which is **at least 3km from the airport**, their presumed target.
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>On 12 May 1999, the eastern part of the city was bombed with cluster bombs, resulting in 11 civilian injuries. Many of the injuries were amputations. **This part of the city, Duvanište, is more than 7 km from the airport.**
That war is why I have nothing but disgust for the terms “precision strike” and “collateral damage” and the people using those terms when they know better.
It was necessary to stop those war crimes that were committed on a large scale when Yugoslavia broke apart, but don’t piss on me and tell me it’s raining!
The problem about NATO bombing wasn’t bombing infrastracture or military objects, the problem is that NATO started to target civilians and oftenly used UN banned bombs.
It is still shockingly suprised how wealthy military organization with members of democratic world become so inhuman in last weeks of war. Literally commiting warcrimes after warcrimes. With all that resources and responsibility of being world police, it is still unacceptable what NATO did in last weeks of operation
NATO is NOT your friend. It is an expansionist aggressor posing as a benign and kindly protector and acting in the precise interests of US corporate business strategy. Pity the poor Ukrainian people: they have been treated as pawns in this whole sordid game.
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There is literally NO evidence of NATO knowingly and deliberately targeting civilians in Serbia.
Civilians died when bombs landed on the wrong targets, but that is not the same as killing 9000 men in Srebrenica, which is what the Serb apologists are trying to deflect from.
A terrible thing that (hopefully) NATO has learned from.
US and their buddies casually comitting war crimes all around the world for decades = 🤐
Russia comitting war crimes = 🤬
Western hypocrisy never fails to amaze me, war crimes are allowed only if it’s US and their allies who are doing them.
Was it before or after serbians massacred bosnian civilians ?
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they probably deserved it
Wiki article [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni%C5%A1_cluster_bombing).
A 26-year-old pregnant woman, Ljiljane Spasić, was among the victims.
According to a report issued by Amnesty International, NATO gave no reason as to why cluster munitions were deployed on targets so close to a civilian population. In their opinion, NATO violated Article 51(4) and (5) of Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions.
some NSFW footage here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRtAZTFuLfE
The bombings happened in broad daylight. Later that evening, in Belgrade NATO [bombed the Chinese embassy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_bombing_of_the_Chinese_embassy_in_Belgrade), killing 3 journalists, so that’s another “On this day”.
Tragedy but such is war.
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Never forget the illegal bombings of 1999.
Consequences are felt to this day. Especially due to the radioactive ammunition.
When I was in Nis (nice city btw), in 2014 there were still areas which were still not safe.
The US and Nato still have cluster bombs on stockpile even though it’s against the Geneva convention. Hypocritical.
>… Air Force dropped two containers of cluster bombs over Niš, **directed at Niš Airport, located at the end of the city.** The bombs impacted near the city center, which is **at least 3km from the airport**, their presumed target.
​
>On 12 May 1999, the eastern part of the city was bombed with cluster bombs, resulting in 11 civilian injuries. Many of the injuries were amputations. **This part of the city, Duvanište, is more than 7 km from the airport.**
That war is why I have nothing but disgust for the terms “precision strike” and “collateral damage” and the people using those terms when they know better.
It was necessary to stop those war crimes that were committed on a large scale when Yugoslavia broke apart, but don’t piss on me and tell me it’s raining!
The problem about NATO bombing wasn’t bombing infrastracture or military objects, the problem is that NATO started to target civilians and oftenly used UN banned bombs.
It is still shockingly suprised how wealthy military organization with members of democratic world become so inhuman in last weeks of war. Literally commiting warcrimes after warcrimes. With all that resources and responsibility of being world police, it is still unacceptable what NATO did in last weeks of operation
NATO is NOT your friend. It is an expansionist aggressor posing as a benign and kindly protector and acting in the precise interests of US corporate business strategy. Pity the poor Ukrainian people: they have been treated as pawns in this whole sordid game.
[deleted]
There is literally NO evidence of NATO knowingly and deliberately targeting civilians in Serbia.
Civilians died when bombs landed on the wrong targets, but that is not the same as killing 9000 men in Srebrenica, which is what the Serb apologists are trying to deflect from.
A terrible thing that (hopefully) NATO has learned from.
US and their buddies casually comitting war crimes all around the world for decades = 🤐
Russia comitting war crimes = 🤬
Western hypocrisy never fails to amaze me, war crimes are allowed only if it’s US and their allies who are doing them.
Was it before or after serbians massacred bosnian civilians ?