Mali: White Phosphorus
(asked on 8th September 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether British military personnel in Mali have fired white phosphorus munitions.
This question was answered on 23rd September 2022
British Personnel in Mali have never fired, used or stored white phosphorous.
The UK Government condemns the indiscriminate or disproportionate use of any weapon, including incendiary weapons or those that have an incendiary effect, in contravention of international humanitarian law.