Barrel bombs spell disaster for Aleppo
The government’s use of crude munition has destroyed large parts of the historic city and left hundreds dead.
Published On 7 Sep 2014
At least 11 people have been killed in a government barrel-bomb attack in the Syrian city of Aleppo, as regime forces try to dislodge rebels who hold large parts of the city.
The use of the crude munition – containers packed with high explosives often dropped from helicopters – has been widely condemned by human rights groups for the high number of civilian deaths that result.
Al Jazeera’s Mereana Hond reports.
Source: Al Jazeera