Mathaba reports that the bombs and missiles that the US-led military alliance has dropped on several Libyan cities contain depleted uranium (DU).
US B-2 aircraft dropped forty-five 2,000-pound bombs on key Libyan cities, it reveals.
DU munitions are controversial because they raise long-term health concerns like kidney damage, cancer, skin disorders and genetic defects.
"[Depleted uranium tipped missiles] fit the description of a dirty bomb in every way... I would say that it is the perfect weapon for killing lots of people," said Marion Falk, chemical physicist (retd.), Lawrence Livermore Lab in California.
The report comes as the Western forces claim the operation in Libya is aimed at protecting civilians.
Director of the US military's Joint Staff Bill Gortney has told reporters at a Pentagon briefing that he is not aware of any use of depleted uranium munitions in Libya.
Libya says at least 114 people -- many of them civilians -- have been killed in US-led airstrikes in the country.
"We are losing many lives, military and civilians," Libyan government Spokesman Mussa Ibrahim said in Tripoli.
Hundreds of civilians have been killed and injured in Libya since US-led forces launched aerial and sea attacks on the North African country.
The death toll is likely to reach thousands and potentially millions as the conflict escalates and the attacking forces have found that their assault was based upon disinformation, and carried out in violation of international law, whilst also failing to have an "exit" strategy without loss of face to NATO and the US.
