Monday, December 30, 2013

The Bombing Of The Syrian City Of Aleppo Has Claimed Over 500 Lives In Two Weeks



Barrel Bombs 'Kill 517 In Aleppo Since 15 December' -- BBC

Barrels packed with explosives and dropped from Syrian aircraft have killed 517 people in the northern province of Aleppo since 15 December, activists say.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 151 were children and 46 women.

The city of Aleppo has been the focus of bitter fighting between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels.

A Norwegian frigate is meanwhile preparing to collect chemical weapons from Syria for destruction.

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More News On The Bombing Of Aleppo

Activists: 2-week death toll in Syrian city soars -- AP
517 dead in regime strikes on Aleppo -- Gulf News/AFP
Aleppo: Barrel bombs kill 25 Saturday, hundreds in recent weeks -- Christian Science Monitor
Syrian forces kill 25 in Aleppo barrel-bomb attack: activists -- Reuters
Syria government accused of deadly barrel bomb airstrike on Aleppo market -- Euronews
Syria 'barrel bombs' leave dozens dead in Aleppo airstrikes -- Deutsche Welle

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