Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Syrian Government Continues To Bomb Aleppo Using Barrel Bombs



Syrian Government Forces Pound Aleppo -- Voice of America

CAIRO — Syrian government forces continue to bomb rebel-held districts of the country's largest city, Aleppo, for the fourth consecutive day Wednesday. Witnesses say the use of "barrel bombs" is causing a heavy toll on civilians and that doctors are struggling to treat casualties.

An amateur video shown on Arab satellite channels shows smoke rising after a government air strike over a rebel-held district of Aleppo. Witnesses say a helicopter dropped a “barrel bomb” filled with nails, ball-bearings and other shrapnel over the Masaken Hanano district.

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More News On The Civil War In Syria

Syrian planes pound Aleppo for fourth straight day -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Syria bomb raids on Aleppo 'kill 135' -- AFP
Syrian rights group says barrel bombs killed 123 people in Aleppo -- UPI
Syria Barrel Bomb Raids on Aleppo Kill 135 -- Naharnet
Syria: Death Toll Tops 100 as Regime Continues Aleppo Offensive -- Arutz Sheva
Assad drops heavy bomb on Aleppo elementary school -- Jerusalem Post
'Barrel bombs' just another symbol of brutality in Syrian civil war -- NBC

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