Phosphorus and napalm bombs

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Officials confirm dropping firebombs on Iraqi troops: By James W. Crawley, Union-Tribune, 5 August 2003. American jets killed Iraqi troops with firebombs similar to the controversial napalm used in the Vietnam War. “We napalmed both those (bridge) approaches,” said Col. Randolph Alles in a recent interview. “They were Iraqi soldiers there. It's no great way to die,” he added.
Fire Bombs in Iraq: Napalm By Any Other [Name]: Iraq Analysis Group, Report Summary, 15 April 2005. The continuing use of incendiary weapons (napalm) by the US military in Iraq. The UK is party to an international convention banning such weapons where they may cause harm to civilians. In Iraq, UK forces are part of a coalition which does not adhere to internationally agreed standards of warfare.
US ‘uses incendiary arms’ in Iraq: BBC News, 8 November 2005. Italian state TV, Rai, has broadcast a documentary accusing the US military of using of phosphorus bombs against civilians in the Iraqi city of Falluja. This amounts to the illegal use of chemical arms, though such bombs are considered incendiary devices. The US military admits using the weapon in Iraq to illuminate battlefields.