Barrel Bombs

Barrel bomb attack in Syria's Aleppo kills 11 children

15 civilians, including 11 children, killed in a barrel bomb attack on a rebel-held neighborhood of Syria's Aleppo.

Video captures barrel bomb attack in Syria

MEMRI posts video showing a helicopter dropping two barrel bombs on a built-up area in Darayya, Syria.

Russia rejects UN resolution on Syrian barrel bombs

Russia says it will not back a proposed draft UN Security Council resolution aimed at stopping barrel bomb attacks in Syria.

Western countries to present UN resolution on Syria barrel bombs

Britain, France and Spain to present a draft resolution to Security Council on stopping the Syrian regime from using barrel bombs.

Syria Blasts UN Envoy for Criticizing Barrel Bomb Attacks

Syria's government slams Staffan de Mistura for his criticism of regime air raids that killed nearly 100 people.

Syria: Massacre as Regime Barrel Bombs Kill at Least 82

Local ceasefires crumble as regime relaunches offensive to capture key town; barrel bomb kills scores of civilians in rebel-held town.

US Accuses Syria of Barrel Bomb Escalation

US envoy to UN calls for global action after regime drops over 2,000 lethal crude bombs on civilian areas since July.

Barrel Bombs Kill 11 in ISIS Town in Syria

Three children were among 11 civilians killed by a regime attack on an ISIS-held town in northern Syria.

Syrian Regime Unleashes the Barrel Bomb's Big Brother

Meet the 'container bomb,' a more powerful crude killer Assad's forces used Saturday to murder 28 - mostly civilians - in ISIS-held town.

UN Investigators Denounce 'Unspeakable Suffering' of Syrians

In new report, UN investigators denounce the deliberate targeting of civilians in Syria's civil war.

70 Countries Demand End to Syrian Barrel Bomb Attacks

70 countries across the planet unite to express outrage over the Syrian regime's systematic use of barrel bombs.

UN Envoy Concludes Trip to Syria, Condemns Civilian Deaths

Staffan de Mistura ends three-day trip to Damascus with condemnation of the deaths of civilians in both government and rebel fire.

UN Envoy to Complain to Assad About Barrel Bombs

Envoy to Syria arrives in Damascus to discuss Geneva talks, as well as lethally crude bombs dropped indiscriminately on civilians.

UN Outraged Over Barrel Bomb Attacks in Syria

Security Council expresses outrage over a recent wave of barrel-bomb attacks in Aleppo province that have left scores dead.

Syria: 14 Dead in Regime Barrel Bomb Attack on Aleppo

At least 14 civilians killed when Syrian regime helicopters drop barrel bombs on northern Aleppo, the latest in an ongoing air campaign.

UN Envoy Condemns Syria Barrel Bomb Slaughter

Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura calls for condemnation as regime bombards civilians in areas seized by rebels, killing scores.

Regime Barrel Bombs Kill 20 Civilians in Northwest Syria

British foreign secretary condemns Assad regime's 'indiscriminate killing' after roughly 100 killed in two raids.

Regime Barrel Bomb Attack Kills 20 in Aleppo

At least 20 killed in a regime barrel bomb attack on a mini-bus stand in a rebel-held part of Syria's Aleppo.

Syria: 7 Civilians Killed in Barrel Bomb Attack on Aleppo School

Barrel bomb hits Aleppo school, kills at least seven civilians, including a teacher and four children.

Assad Continues Binge of Barrel Bombing in Idlib

24 people killed in regime airstrikes, including crude barrel bomb on shelter that killed 12, two of them children.

Assad's Barrel Bombs Leave Maimed Aleppo Residents Hopeless

Doctors Without Borders reveals bleak picture in Aleppo, where regime bombs and destroyed medical system lead to mass amputations.

Syria: At Least 31 Dead in Latest 'Barrel Bomb' Attack on Aleppo

Syrian government helicopters drop barrel bombs on Aleppo, killing at least 31 people including several children.

Barrel Bombs Have Killed Nearly 2,000 in Syria's Aleppo

Monitoring group says five months of air raids on Aleppo have killed nearly 2,000 civilians, more than a quarter of them children.