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'''Barrel bombs''' are a kind of [[bomb]] used by the [[Syrian Air Force]] during the [[Syrian civil war]]. They are made of a [[barrel]] filled with [[TNT]], [[steel]] and [[oil]] and dropped from [[helicopters]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McElroy |first=Damien |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9512719/Syrian-regime-deploys-deadly-new-weapons-on-rebels.html |title=Syrian regime deploys deadly new weapons on rebels |publisher=Telegraph |date= |accessdate=2013-11-30}}</ref> The resulting explosion from the barrel bombs kill and maim across a wider area than high explosives.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/world/syrias-deadly-barrel-bombs-20120901-2573t.html Syria's deadly barrel bombs</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9512719/Syrian-regime-deploys-deadly-new-weapons-on-rebels.html Syrian regime deploys deadly new weapons on rebels</ref>
'''Barrel bombs''' are a kind of [[bomb]] used by the [[Syrian Air Force]] during the [[Syrian civil war]]. They are made of a [[barrel]] filled with [[TNT]], [[steel]] and [[oil]] and dropped from [[helicopters]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McElroy |first=Damien |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9512719/Syrian-regime-deploys-deadly-new-weapons-on-rebels.html |title=Syrian regime deploys deadly new weapons on rebels |publisher=Telegraph |date= |accessdate=2013-11-30}}</ref> The resulting explosion from the barrel bombs kill and maim across a wider area than high explosives.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/world/syrias-deadly-barrel-bombs-20120901-2573t.html Syria's deadly barrel bombs</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9512719/Syrian-regime-deploys-deadly-new-weapons-on-rebels.html Syrian regime deploys deadly new weapons on rebels</ref>

Weapons experts like the blogger [[Eliot Higgins|Brown Moses]] and human rights groups have monitored their role in the civil war. "Incendiary weapons which are defined as those intended to cause injury "through the action of flame or heat" are banned from use in populated civilian areas under the terms of the UN Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons". [[Human Rights Watch]] has insisted that the employment of these weapons constitutes a war crime. Putin's Russia has reportedly refused to back a text at the UN Security Council that would have condemned the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for carrying out such indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas.<ref> BBC, 20 December 2013 [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-254665441]</ref>


According to [[Victoria Nuland]], of the United States Department of State, barrel bombs are "incendiary bombs which contain flammable material that can be like napalm" or can be packed with nails and launched from the air or from a launcher.<ref>http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/64391 U.S. Says Syrian Regime Using Missiles, Barrel Bombs</ref>
According to [[Victoria Nuland]], of the United States Department of State, barrel bombs are "incendiary bombs which contain flammable material that can be like napalm" or can be packed with nails and launched from the air or from a launcher.<ref>http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/64391 U.S. Says Syrian Regime Using Missiles, Barrel Bombs</ref>

Revision as of 18:24, 20 December 2013

Barrel bombs are a kind of bomb used by the Syrian Air Force during the Syrian civil war. They are made of a barrel filled with TNT, steel and oil and dropped from helicopters.[1] The resulting explosion from the barrel bombs kill and maim across a wider area than high explosives.[2][3]

Weapons experts like the blogger Brown Moses and human rights groups have monitored their role in the civil war. "Incendiary weapons which are defined as those intended to cause injury "through the action of flame or heat" are banned from use in populated civilian areas under the terms of the UN Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons". Human Rights Watch has insisted that the employment of these weapons constitutes a war crime. Putin's Russia has reportedly refused to back a text at the UN Security Council that would have condemned the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for carrying out such indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas.[4]

According to Victoria Nuland, of the United States Department of State, barrel bombs are "incendiary bombs which contain flammable material that can be like napalm" or can be packed with nails and launched from the air or from a launcher.[5]

Usage

There have been numerous instances of the use of barrel bombs, including:

  • In August 2012, report of a barrel bomb being dropped on the Hamidiya neighborhood of Homs.[6]
  • In September 2012, a large number of people were killed and wounded when a barrel bomb was dropped on a residential district in Aleppo.[7]
  • In August 2013, report of barrel bombs being dropped on Al-Qusayr.[8]
  • In late August 2013, barrel bombs were dropped on at least two areas of the city, including over a public park in Bab al-Nairab.[9]
  • On 8 October 2013, a barrel bomb was dropped on the village of Bizabur, Idlib, just south of Ariha.[10]
  • On 30 November 2013, a barrel bomb killed at least 26 people in Al Bab, Aleppo.[11][12][13]
  • On 1 December 2013, a barrel bomb killed at least 20 people in Al-Bab, Aleppo.[14][15]
  • On 16 December 2013, a barrel bomb killed at least 76 people in Aleppo.[16][17][18]

References

  1. ^ McElroy, Damien. "Syrian regime deploys deadly new weapons on rebels". Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  2. ^ http://www.smh.com.au/world/syrias-deadly-barrel-bombs-20120901-2573t.html Syria's deadly barrel bombs
  3. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9512719/Syrian-regime-deploys-deadly-new-weapons-on-rebels.html Syrian regime deploys deadly new weapons on rebels
  4. ^ BBC, 20 December 2013 [1]
  5. ^ http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/64391 U.S. Says Syrian Regime Using Missiles, Barrel Bombs
  6. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9514698/Syrian-regime-forces-filmed-dropping-barrel-bomb-on-Homs.html Syrian regime forces filmed dropping 'barrel bomb' on Homs
  7. ^ http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/141582/syrian-opposition-ssays-military-jets-drop-barrel-bombs-on-aleppo.html Syrian Opposition Ssays Military Jets Drop "Barrel Bombs" on Aleppo
  8. ^ http://middleeastvoices.voanews.com/2012/09/syria-witness-helicopters-drop-improvised-barrel-bombs-on-qusayr-66327/ SYRIA WITNESS: Helicopters Drop Improvised Barrel Bombs on Qusayr
  9. ^ http://www.smh.com.au/world/syrias-deadly-barrel-bombs-20120901-2573t.html Syria's deadly barrel bombs
  10. ^ http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-news/video-barrel-bomb-dropped-on-village-near-ariha-syria-29708729.html Video: Barrel bomb dropped on village near Ariha, Syria
  11. ^ "20 dead in air raids on Syria's Aleppo province - Yahoo News". News.yahoo.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  12. ^ http://globalnews.ca/news/1001224/barrel-bombs-kill-11-people-in-northern-syria-activists/ ‘Barrel bombs’ kill 11 people in northern Syria: activists
  13. ^ http://www.thestar.com.my/News/World/2013/12/01/Syrian-helicopters-drop-barrel-bombs-on-rebel-town-killing-20.aspx Syrian helicopters drop "barrel bombs" on rebel town, killing 20
  14. ^ http://globalnews.ca/news/1001224/barrel-bombs-kill-11-people-in-northern-syria-activists/ ‘Barrel bombs’ kill 11 people in northern Syria: activists
  15. ^ http://www.thestar.com.my/News/World/2013/12/01/Syrian-helicopters-drop-barrel-bombs-on-rebel-town-killing-20.aspx Syrian helicopters drop "barrel bombs" on rebel town, killing 20
  16. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25392134 Syria conflict: 'Barrel bombs' dropped on Aleppo
  17. ^ http://www.independent.ie/world-news/barrel-bombs-land-on-syrian-city-29840078.html 'Barrel bombs' land on Syrian city
  18. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/1.563813 Death toll in Syrian air raid reaches 76, including 28 children
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