Iraq Papers Mon:"US Army Used Neutron Bombs"

AMER MOHSEN, Iraqslogger

For the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, Aljazeera published an interview with the former leader of the Iraqi Republican Guard, Saif al-Deen al-Rawi, who was charged with organizing the defenses of the capital during the 2003 invasion. Al-Rawi claimed that US forces used neutron nuclear bombs against the Iraqi Army during the battle for Baghdad’s airport. Al-Rawi said that his units were decimated by neutron bombs which, he added, neutralize soldiers without damaging buildings and equipment. Al-Rawi also claimed that large 9-ton bombs and phosphoric weapons that can cover large areas were used during the battle. The battle for Baghdad’s airport was the turning point of the war, and the quick defeat of the elite forces that defended the area opened the way for the general collapse of the Iraqi Army and the subsequent fall of Baghdad...

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US accused of using neutron bombs :

A neutron bomb is a thermonuclear weapon that produces minimal blast and heat but releases large amounts of lethal radiation that can penetrate armour and is especially destructive to human tissue.

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