Islamic State fires cluster bombs at Iraqi government forces
Cluster bombs struck an operational headquarters for Iraqi troops in the village of Areyj, near Mosul.
Nabih Bulos
Islamic State extremists fired cluster bombs at Iraqi government forces stationed near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, killing at least one soldier.
The attack, which came on the third day of a large-scale government offensive to take back west Mosul, marks one of the few instances the militants have used this type of ordnance, which is banned under the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions.
http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iraq-mosul-fighting-20170221-story.html
