<p>An activist in Saraqib captured the moment a series of alleged incendiary munitions struck the opposition-controlled town on April 9. Prominent activist Hadi Al-Abdallah claimed</a> the munitions were phosphorous bombs that started fires in the area.</p><p>While the use of incendiary cluster munitions could not be independently verified by Storyful, their effects bear a marked similarity in color and brightness to cluster and phosphorus bombs, which have been seen used in northwestern areas of Syria</a> controlled by the opposition.</p><p>Activists and opposition groups in Syria have repeatedly reported on the use of cluster munitions by Syrian and Russian forces over the past year. Human Rights Watch</a> identified the use of the RBK-500 SPBE cluster bomb in the conflict. It is banned by the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which neither Russia nor Syria are party to.</p><br />
