Cluster Bomb / Submunition event in Timbuktu area, Mali on Mon 18th May 2026

18th May 2026

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These small metallic spheres are submunitions dispersed by cluster bombs, particularly RBK-500s, during an airstrike carried out by a fighter jet from the Malian army and its Russian auxiliaries yesterday in the northeast of Timbuktu.

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Some may not explode immediately and remain active long after the strikes, posing a serious danger.

Do not touch them, do not move them, and immediately move away from the area.

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Mali (MLI)

( Timbuktu area )

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