He suspects depleted uranium used in anti-tank shells is the cause. Radioactive Uranium is known to cause cancers including leukaemia. Thousands of these shells were used in the Balkans, and many more in Iraq . Iraqi officials have long complained that children are dying and suffering cancers and dfeformities as the result of the use of these shells in the Gulf War. The debris from DU shells is still lying on the ground and covering the environment in a thin layer in the Balkans and the Gulf region.
International law prohibits attacks on civilians.