Newsweek: Watch: Barrel Bombs Rain Down on Syria's Besieged Daraya
A disturbing new video from the local government in Daraya shows the frightening impact of barrel bombs that have been decimating Syrian cities.
Shot by the Local Council of Daraya City and released through the international human rights organization Amnesty International, the video shows the ferocious barrel bombs raining down from airplanes and helicopters onto buildings, reducing them to smoke and rubble.
The Syrian government primarily uses barrel bombs in areas where it claims there are terrorists and rebels. The crude weapons consist of containers such as barrels or gas canisters filled with shrapnel and sometimes chemicals. The injuries are often complex and deadly.
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WNU Editor: Disturbing is an understatement ... and this conflict is now in the fifth year.