Where are cluster bombs used?

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At least 24 countries are affected by cluster bombs: Afghanistan, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Chad, Croatia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Montenegro, Morocco (Western Sahara), Russian Federation (Chechnya), Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan and Vietnam.

Since the 1950s, cluster bombs have been used in many conflicts. Here are some examples:

1960s: The US used cluster bombs in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos
1960s: France used cluster bombs in Chad
1991: The US air force used cluster bombs in Iraq and Kuwait
1994-1996: Russia used cluster bombs in Chechnya
1995-2000: The Sudanese government used cluster bombs against the Sudan People’s Liberation Army
1999: The United States, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands used cluster bombs in Kosovo
2003-2004: The US air force used Iraq
2006: Israel used cluster munitions in Lebanon