Syrian Goverment Is Now Dropping Barrels Full Of Explosives On Rebel-Held Towns

At Least 50 Dead As Syrian Government Helicopters Drop Barrels Full Of Explosives On Rebel-Held Town -- Daily Mail

* First shelling hit near bakery in al-Bab, east of Aleppo, killing at least 24
* Attack followed a similar bombing by army helicopters which killed 26
* Both attacks used bombs containing hundreds of pounds of explosives

At least 50 people have died after Syrian government helicopters dropped barrels full of explosives on a rebel-held town in two separate attacks over the weekend, activists have said.

The shelling hit near a bakery in the town of al-Bab, east of Aleppo, killing at least 24 people, human rights campaigners and a rebel spokesman have said.

The attack followed a similar bombing yesterday, when army helicopters targeted a rebel compound in al-Bab but missed their target and hit a market, killing 26 people, Rami Abdurrahman of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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Update #1: Scores killed in Syria 'barrel' bombings -- Al Jazeera
Update #2: Syrian helicopters drop 'barrel bombs' on rebel town, killing 20 -- Reuters

My Comment: Makes one wonder if the Syrian military running out of missiles and bombs?