According to a recent report, armed groups in the West African country of Mali, recently received a very dangerous chemical weapon from Ukraine.
Local media disclosed that armed factions in Mali received white phosphorus munitions from Ukraine, as seen on Sputnik.
According to a Tuareg fighter who was detained last week, his organization received 120 mm ammunition for 2B11 mortars, from Ukraine.
Resources linked to the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda released images of the munitions and the shelling's effects.
The report also revealed that Attaye Ag Mohamed, the deputy secretary for external relations for the rebel coalition CSP-DPA, had informed French media that Ukraine has long supported and collaborated with Tuareg rebel groups in northern Mali, including exchanging intelligence.
In August, Mali cut off ties with Ukraine owing to a statement by a spokesperson for Ukraine's military intelligence agency (GUR) about attacks that killed Malian and Wagner fighters in July.
The statement acknowledged Kyiv's involvement in the massive casualties Malian forces endured in the hands of terrorists.
Later that same month, director general of the Cameroon News Agency recently alleged that the presidents of France and Ukraine Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky, were plotting to destabilize the Alliance of the Sahel states, consisting of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
What are white phosphorus munitions?
White phosphorus weapons are chemical weapons that continue to flare and are tough to put out, once it has been set off.
As the name implies, it is made of white phosphorus, a poisonous, wax-like material that melts metal when it burns at temperatures above 800 degrees Celsius, or around 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit.
White phosphorus is the material of choice for militaries to construct smokescreens because of its capacity to start quickly spreading flames and produce dense smoke over large distances.
The average duration of the smoke is seven minutes.
"White phosphorus is harmful to humans by all routes of exposure. It can be absorbed in toxic amounts following ingestion or dermal/mucosal exposure. The smoke from burning phosphorus is harmful to the eyes and respiratory tract as phosphorus oxides dissolve in moisture to form phosphoric acids," the World Health Organization states.
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