More than 400 people were killed by cluster bombs in 2015, most of them in conflict-hit Syria, Yemen and Ukraine, according to the Cluster Munition Coalition. Here are some facts about cluster munitions and efforts to end their use around the world:⇐ Cluster munitions, usually called cluster bombs, were deployed for the first time in 1943 by Soviet and German forces. ⇐ According to the 2016 Cluster Munitions Monitor report, in 2015 Syrian and Saudi forces used cluster bombs in Syria and Yemen. ⇐ Since the 1960s, more than 20,000 cluster bombs casualties have been documented. ⇐ On May 30, 2008, more than 100 countries adopted the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which banned the use, production, stockpile and transfer of cluster munitions.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 01, 2016 18:00 UTC