Editing Cluster munition (section)

=== Libya, 2011 ===
It was reported in April 2011 that [[Colonel Gaddafi]]'s forces had used cluster bombs in the conflict between government forces and rebel forces trying to overthrow Gaddafi's government, during the [[battle of Misrata (2011)|battle of Misrata]]<ref>Taylor, Jerome [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/these-indiscriminate-killers-leave-their-deadly-legacy-from-libya-to-lebanon-2338175.html These indiscriminate killers leave their deadly legacy from Libya to Lebanon] The Independent, 16 August 2011, Retrieved 17 August 2011</ref> These reports were denied by the government, and the Secretary of State of the US,<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = New York Times| title = Qaddafi Troops Fire Cluster Bombs into Civilian Areas | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/world/africa/16libya.html?_r=1&hp | access-date = 15 April 2011 | first=C. J. | last=Chivers | date=15 April 2011}}</ref> Hillary Clinton said she was "not aware" of the specific use of cluster or other indiscriminate weapons in Misurata even though a ''New York Times'' investigation refuted those claims.<ref>Chivers, C.J. [http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/following-up-part-iii-down-the-rabbit-hole-qaddafis-cluster-munitions-and-the-age-of-internet-claims "Down the Rabbit Hole: Qaddafi's Cluster Munitions and the Age of Internet Claims"]. ''The New York Times'', June 23, 2011. Retrieved: July 13, 2011.</ref>