A barrel bomb is a type of improvised explosive device used extensively by the Syrian Air Force during the Syrian civil war . They are usually made from a barrel that has been filled with High Explosives , along with shrapnel and/or oil . In Syria, they are typically dropped from a helicopter .[ 1] Due to the large amount of explosives that can be packed into a barrel the resulting detonation can be devastating.[ 2] [ 3] The Syrian military often dropped these bombs in civilian areas leading to multiple civilian deaths. The BBC reported that between January 2014 and May 2015, only 1% of those killed by barrel bombs were rebel fighters.[ 4] By the end of 2017, over 97% of barrel bomb deaths were civilians, and more than 25% were children.[ 5] [ 6] According to the UK-based Syrian Network for Human Rights , since the start of the war through to December 2017, at least 68,334 barrel bombs have been used.[ 7]
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In August 2012, report of a barrel bomb being dropped on the Hamidiya neighborhood of Homs .[ 8]
In August 2012, report of barrel bombs being dropped on Al-Qusayr .[ 9]
In September 2012, a large number of people were killed and wounded when a barrel bomb was dropped on a residential district in Aleppo .[ 10] In late August 2013, barrel bombs were dropped on at least two areas of Aleppo , including over a public park in Bab al-Nairab .[ 2]
On 8 October 2013, a barrel bomb was dropped on the village of Bizabur, Idlib, just south of Ariha .[ 11]
On 30 November 2013, a barrel bomb killed at least 26 people in al-Bab , Aleppo.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
On 1 December 2013, a barrel bomb killed at least 20 people in al-Bab, Aleppo.[ 13] [ 14]
From 15–24 December 2013, barrel bombs killed more than 300 people (and as many as more than 650 according to the Syrian National Council)[ 15] in several districts of Aleppo.[ 16] [ 17]
On 26 December 2013, a barrel bomb killed at least 15 people in Azaz .[ 18]
On 29 December 2013, a barrel bomb killed at least 25 people in Aleppo.[ 19] On 7 January 2014, barrel bombs killed an unspecified number of civilians in the Damascus suburb of Douma.[ 20]
On 12 January 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 15 people in Al-Bab , Aleppo.[ 21]
On 14 January 2014, barrel bombs killed an unspecified number of people in Darayya , Arbin and Zabadani .[ 22]
On 14 January 2014, a barrel bomb was dropped on the village of Inkhil in Deraa province.[ 22]
On 18 January 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 60 people in Aleppo.[ 23]
On 22 January 2014, barrel bombs were dropped in the central Hama province.[ 24]
On 24 January 2014, barrel bombs were dropped on Darayya .[ 25]
On 25 January 2014, barrel bombs killed 10 people when dropped on Aleppo's outlying industrial city and the Sheikh Najjar districts.[ 25]
On 28 January 2014, a barrel bomb killed 22 people in Aleppo.[ 26]
On 29 January 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 62 people in the Maadi and Salhin districts of south Aleppo.[ 27]
On 30 January 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 11 people in Darayya .[ 28] From 1–5 February 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 246 people in Aleppo.[ 29]
On 8 February 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 20 people in Aleppo ,[ 30] and an unspecified number of people in Darayya .[ 30]
On 9 February 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 11 people in Aleppo .[ 31]
On 11 February 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 10 people in Aleppo .[ 32]
On 12 February 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 38 people in Aleppo , while 31 people were killed in Daraa - mostly by barrel bombs.[ 33]
On 16 February 2014, barrel bombs were dropped on Aleppo , Darayya , Khan al-Shih and several locations in rural Idlib .[ 34]
On 17 February 2014, a barrel bomb was dropped on Masaken Hanano, Aleppo .[ 35]
On 18 February 2014, barrel bombs were dropped in several parts of Syria, while a barrel bomb killed at least 18 people when dropped on the Palestinian refugee camp in Deraa .[ 36]
On 23 February 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 12 people in Aleppo .[ 37] On 4 March 2014, barrel bombs were dropped on Yabroud .[ 38]
On 5 March 2014, barrel bombs killed a number of people in Aleppo, Yabroud and Daraya .[ 39]
On 6 March 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 13 people after being dropped on Aleppo and Yabroud .[ 40] [ 41]
On 7 March 2014, barrel bombs killed a number of people in Yabroud .[ 42]
On 8 March 2014, barrel bombs destroyed many buildings including a mosque in Aleppo.[ 43]
On 9 March 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 8 people, including a Canadian freelance photographer, after being dropped on Aleppo.[ 44]
On 15 March 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 6 people after being dropped on Ras al-Maara and Yabroud .[ 45] [ 46]
On 22 March 2014, barrel bombs were dropped on Naima, Daraa Governorate .[ 47]
On 24 March 2014, barrel bombs were dropped on Kesab and the Jebel Turkman .[ 48]
On 26 March 2014, barrel bombs killed 20 people and wounded 40 others in the Anadan region of Aleppo.[ 49]
On 27 March 2014, barrel bombs were dropped on Observatory 45 , as well as Flitah , near the Lebanon border, where it killed 8 rebels.[ 50] [ 51]
On 31 March 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 31 people after being dropped on the Aleppo town of Maaret al-Artiq.[ 52] On 2 April 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 15 people after being dropped across the province of Aleppo and Deraa.[ 53] [ 54]
On 4 April 2014, barrel bombs killed about 50 people after being dropped on the Dalati Mosque and Dar al-Shifa Hospital of the Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo during peak times.[ 55]
On 6 April 2014, barrel bombs caused much destruction in the Andana district of Aleppo.[ 56]
On 10 April 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 88 people in the northern neighborhood of Aleppo.[ 57]
On 11 April 2014, a barrel bomb, allegedly containing chemicals, was dropped on Kafr Zita : see 2014 Kafr Zita chemical attack .[ 58]
On 12 April 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 11 people in the Anadan and Hrytan region of Aleppo.[ 59] [ 60]
On 20 April 2014, barrel bombs killed 59 people in Aleppo Province.[ 61]
On 22 April 2014, 38 barrel bombs were dropped on rebel-controlled east Aleppo neighborhoods.[ 62]
On 24 April 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 24 people when dropped on a vegetable market in Atareb , Aleppo.[ 63]
On 26 April 2014, a barrel bomb killed at least 6 people in the town of Sarmeen, Idlib ,[ 64] and at least 10 people in Lataminah , Hama .[ 65]
On 30 April 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 25 children, after being dropped on an elementary school in Aleppo.[ 66] On 1 May 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 40 people in a busy market in Aleppo[ 67] and a barrel bomb killed 1 Syrian refugee and wounded four others in the remote border village of Tfail in east Lebanon .[ 68]
On 10 May 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 46 people in eastern areas of Aleppo city.[ 69]
On 11 May 2014, opposition forces accused the government of contaminating a water supply in Aleppo after a barrel bomb struck a pumping station, one of two in the city.[ 70]
On 21 May, barrel bombs destroyed many houses and claimed many lives in the town of Maaret al-Artik, Aleppo.[ 71]
On 22 May, the Army had finally broken the siege of Aleppo prison[ 72] [ 73] [ 74] after more than 100 barrel bombs were dropped during the final push to reach the prison.[ 75]
On 27 May 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 43 people in Aleppo.[ 76]
On 29 May 2014, barrel bombs claimed many lives in Darat Izza , Aleppo province.[ 77]
On 30 May 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 20 people in Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood.[ 78] On 2 June 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 22 people in Aleppo.[ 79]
On 3 June 2014, barrel bombs injured people and damaged the Mosque of the Blacksmiths in Aleppo.[ 80]
On 4 June 2014, barrel bombs targeted Aleppo, the town of Khan al-Shih , south of Damascus, several areas of Idlib province, and Morek , in Hama province.[ 81]
On 5 June 2014, a mosque was hit by a barrel bomb at Qadi Askar district in Aleppo.[ 82]
On 8 June 2014, a barrel bomb killed at least 7 people in the neighborhood of Tariq al-Bab, Aleppo.[ 83]
On 14 June 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 8 people in Mayadin , Aleppo,[ 84] 13 people in Anadan , Aleppo province,[ 85] and destroyed a mosque in Aleppo.[ 86]
On 16 June 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 37 and up to 68 people in the Sukkari and Ashrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo, and at least 3 people in a number of rural areas of Deraa province.[ 87] [ 88]
On 18 June 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 20 and injured at least 80 people, many seriously, in the refugee camp in the village of Shajra, 2 km (1 mile) from the Jordanian border.[ 89]
On 21 June 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 11 people near the Ghouta district of Damascus.[ 90]
On 22 June 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 9 people in the neighborhoods of Halak and Bab al-Nasr in Aleppo.[ 91]
On 26 June 2014, barrel bombs killed as many as 49 people in areas in Aleppo and Hama province.[ 92] On 6 July 2014, barrel bombs killed 8 members of a single family in Da'el , Deraa province.[ 93]
On 6 July 2014, barrel bombs on the al-Shaar neighborhood on July 9 killed approximately 20 civilians.[ 88]
On 11 July 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 20 people in Aleppo.[ 94]
On 16 and 17 July 2014, barrel bombs were dropped on the central town of Morek.[ 95]
On 21 July 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 10 people in Al-Ansari neighborhood of Aleppo.[ 96]
On 28 July 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 9 people in the Shaar district of Aleppo.[ 97] On 3 August 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 23 people in the Jabal al Akrad , Jisr al-Shughur and Najia districts of Idlib.[ 98]
On 9 August 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 30 people and destroyed a mosque in the Maadi neighborhood of Aleppo.[ 99]
On 10 August 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 24 people in Hama and Raqqa .[ 100]
On 11 August 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 25 people in several districts of Aleppo and cut off water and electricity supplies.[ 101]
On 13 August 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 17 people in the Bab al-Nairab district and al-Shaar area of Aleppo.[ 102]
On 14 August 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 6 people in the Maadi neighborhood of Aleppo.[ 103]
On 15 August 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 10 people in Aleppo[ 104] and 14 people in Rastan .[ 105]
On 22 August 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 20 people in Aleppo.[ 106]
On 24 August 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 5 children in three villages in Daraa province.[ 107]
On 30 August 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 5 people from the same family in the Hamra district of Aleppo.[ 108]
On 31 August 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 42 children across Syria.[ 109] On 5 September 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 15 people in the Haidariyeh district of Aleppo.[ 110]
On 8 September 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 7 people in the town of Tebet al-Imam near Hama.[ 111]
On 15 September 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 15 people in Talbiseh .[ 112]
On 18 September 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 15 people in Al-Bab .[ 113]
On 20 September 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 8 people in the Arad Hamra, Al Haidarieh and Masakn Hanano districts of Aleppo.[ 114]
On 26 September 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 5 people in al-Rastan and 9 people east of Aleppo.[ 115] On 1 October 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 23 people in Aleppo.[ 116]
On 10 October 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 19 people in Daraa .[ 117]
On 12 October 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 12 people in Binnish .[ 118]
On 19 October 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 7 members of one family in the village of Sousan in northern Aleppo.[ 119]
On 23 October 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 10 people in Daraa,[ 120] and 15 people in the village of Tal Qarrah in the north of Aleppo.[ 121]
On 26 October 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 12 civilians from the same family in the town of Busra al-Sham in Daraa province.[ 122]
On 29 October 2014, barrel bombs killed as many as 75 civilians when dropped on the Abedin displaced persons camp in Idlib.[ 123]
On 31 October 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 4 people in Rastan district in Homs.[ 124] On 6 November 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 12 people in the Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo.[ 125]
On 9 November 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 21 people in Al-Bab .[ 126]
On 13 November 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 20 people in a primary school in Ras al-Ayn, al-Hasakah Governorate .[ 127]
On 17 November 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 14 people near a bakery and a restaurant in Al-Bab .[ 128]
On 18 November 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 14 people in Qabr al-Inglizi, near the villages of Huraytan and Kafr Hamrah .[ 129]
On 28 November 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 20 people in Daraa Governorate .[ 130]
On 30 November 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 12 people in Jasim , Daraa Governorate.[ 131] Notably, on 28 November 2014, a huge explosion occurred at the Syrian military airbase outside Hama . This was attributed to the complete destruction of the entire barrel-bomb making building on the airfield .[ 132]
On 23 December 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 7 people in Safuhin, Maarrat al-Nu'man District , Idlib Governorate .[ 133]
From 21–26 December 2014, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Syrian government dropped 193 barrel bombs across Syria.[ 134]
On 25 December 2014, barrel bombs killed about 40 people in al-Bab and Qabaseen, near Aleppo.[ 135] In late January, the Syrian air force stepped up its daily airstrikes, including hundreds of barrel bombs,[ 136] after poor weather conditions earlier in the month restricted its movements .[ 137]
On 14 January 2015, barrel bombs killed 2 people and wounded 10 others in Kafr Zita .[ 138]
On 20 January 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 65 people and wounded 150 others in a market in Al-Hasakah .[ 139] [ 140]
On 21 January 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 13 people in Houla .[ 141]
On 22 January 2015, a barrel bomb killed 2 girls in the village of Haziran, Idlib Governorate .[ 142]
On 23 January 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 42 people in the village of Hamoriyah, eastern Ghouta , and at least 4 people in Houla , when residents started to leave the mosques after Friday prayers.[ 137] [ 143]
On 28 January 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 8 people and wounded tens of others in Kansafra and al-Bara villages in the Zawiya Mountain area of Idlib Governorate .[ 144]
On 29 January 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 6 children and wounded 15 others, along with killing more than 100 animals, when dropped on the tents of Bedouins in Hama .[ 145] On 1 February 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 1 person in Kafr Naha town, Aleppo Governorate , while 30 barrel bombs were dropped on Al-Zabadani , the Khan Al-Sheikh Palestinian refugee camp and Assal al-Ward .[ 146]
On 2 February 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 7 people in Aleppo [ 147] and 17 people in Khan Shaykhun .[ 148]
On 5 February 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 47 people in a crowded square in the Baidin neighborhood of Aleppo .[ 149]
From 9–10 February 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 18 people in Douma, Syria .[ 150]
On 21 February 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 8 people in Aleppo ,[ 151] while it was reported that a barrel bomb containing a noxious gas had been dropped on Hayan, northwest of Aleppo, severely injuring 3 people who inhaled the gas.[ 152] On 5 March 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 22 people in a public square in the Qadi Askar neighborhood of Aleppo .[ 153]
On 9 March 2015, barrel bombs, including ones alleged to contain chlorine gas, killed at least 7 people in the village of Mzeireb, Daraa Governorate .[ 154]
On 10 March 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 8 people near Homs .[ 155]
On 12 March 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 6 people in the village of Alma , Daraa Governorate .[ 156]
On 16 March 2015, chlorine-filled barrel bombs killed at least 6 people and hospitalised about 70 more in the town of Sarmin .[ 157] [ 158]
On 23 March 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least killed 5 children from the same family in Tafas .[ 159]
On 24 March 2015, chlorine-filled barrel bombs wounded about 30 people in the village of Binnish .[ 160]
On 26 March 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 22 people, with many of the wounded in critical condition, in Deraa al-Balad, in the city of Daraa .[ 161] On 1 April 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 7 people in Da'el , 5 people in the village of Ghanto, Homs Governorate , and 4 people in the Firdous neighborhood of Aleppo .[ 162]
On 3 April 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 10 people in the Firdous neighborhood of Aleppo .[ 163]
From 4—8 April 2015, more than 30 barrel bombs have been dropped on the Palestinian refugee Yarmouk Camp , including on the only functioning hospital inside Yarmouk.[ 164]
On 6 April 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 7 people in Bosra .[ 165]
On 12 April 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 9 people in Aleppo .[ 166]
On 14 April 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 12 people at a shelter in Saraqeb and 10 people in Daraa Governorate .[ 167]
On 16 April 2015, 4 chemical barrel bombs were dropped near Sarmin and Korin villages, Idlib Governorate , suffocating 20 people, who were then taken to field hospitals for treatment.[ 168]
On 19 April 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 6 people in Al-Karak al-Sharqi, Daraa Governorate .[ 169]
On 29 April 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 5 people in the al-Fardous neighbourhood of Aleppo .[ 170] On 1 May 2015, barrel bombs filled with chlorine-gas killed 1 child and injured about 40 people in Saraqib .[ 171]
On 3 May 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 10 people near a school in the Seif al-Dawla neighborhood of Aleppo .[ 172]
On 5 May 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 9 people in the village of Shawka in eastern Hama Governorate .[ 173]
On 12 May 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 47 people at a minibus stop in the Jisr al-Haj area of Aleppo .[ 174]
On 15 May 2015, a barrel bomb filled with chlorine-gas left 19 people experiencing respiratory problems in Mishmishan village, Idlib Governorate .[ 175]
On 15 May 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 40 people (with estimates as high as 100) at a bakery in Manbij .[ 176]
On 20 May 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 7 people in the Qadi Askar district of Aleppo .[ 177]
On 22 May 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 11 women and girls in Aleppo Province .[ 178]
On 23 May 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 14 people, mostly children, and injured dozens in the al-Hamidia neighborhood of Deir ez-Zor .[ 179]
On 30 May 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 84 people in Al-Bab and the Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo .[ 180] [ 181]
On 31 May 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 3 people in Al-Bab .[ 182] On 2 June 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 18 people in Tell Rifaat , 11 people in Jubb al-Qubbeh in east Aleppo , and 8 members of one family in Kafr Sijna in Idlib Governorate .[ 183]
On 4 June 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 20 people in Aleppo Governorate .[ 184]
On 6 June 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 10 people in Tell Rifaat .[ 185]
On 7 June 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 17 people in the town of Al-Zaafarana, Homs Governorate .[ 186]
On 8 June 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 4 people in Tell Rifaat .[ 187]
On 9 June 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 20 people and injured around 40 more in Aleppo .[ 188]
On 17 June 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 36 people in Douma .[ 189]
On 19 June 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 5 people and injured 15 others in the Maadi neighbourhood of Aleppo .[ 190]
On 21 June 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 14 people and injured 20 others in two neighborhoods of Aleppo , in an increase in such attacks since the beginning of Ramadan .[ 191]
On 22 June 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 10 people in a mosque during evening prayers in the district of Ansari, Aleppo .[ 192]
On 24 June 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 7 people in the town of Jarjanaz , Idlib Governorate .[ 193]
On 27 June 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 13 people, including a family of nine, and injured dozens in Daraa .[ 194]
On 28 June 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 7 people in Aleppo .[ 195]
On 30 June 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 15 people in the neighborhood of Salihin, Aleppo ,[ 196] at least 10 people in the Jabal al-Zawiya area, and at least 10 people in Douma . Overall, at least 80 people were injured.[ 197] On 1 July 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 15 people and injured at least 25 in al-Salihiya district of Aleppo ,[ 198] and killed 5 people in Tafas .[ 199]
On 8 July 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 15 people, during iftar , in the neighbourhood of Karam al-Beik, Aleppo .[ 200]
On 11 July 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 28 people in Aleppo and 7 people from one family, during iftar, in Al-Harra .[ 201]
On 13 July 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 35 people and injured at least 50 in Al-Bab .[ 202]
On 15 July 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 5 people in the village of Taduf, northeast Aleppo Governorate .[ 203]
On 16 July 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 11 people in Al-Bab .[ 204]
On 17 July 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 11 people and injured 20 others in Urum al-Jawz .[ 205]
On 18 July 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 5 people in Aysheh village, near Al-Bab , and 28 barrel bombs were dropped in the Zabadani area.[ 206]
On 20 July 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 3 people and injured 35 in the Arbil district of Damascus.[ 207]
On 22 July 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 18 people in Al-Bureij , near Al-Bab .[ 208]
On 23 July 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 13 people in the West Ghariya area of Daraa Governorate .[ 209] On 8 August 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 5 people in the Eriah district of Idlib .[ 210]
On 9 August 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 10 people in Al-Qaryatayn .[ 211]
On 11 August 2015, barrel bombs containing napalm were dropped on Darayya .[ 212]
On 13 August 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 13 people in Kafar Awwayed in the Idlib countryside.[ 213]
On 16 August 2015, barrel bombs were used in the deadly Douma market air strikes .
On 22 August 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 50 people and injured at least 100 in Douma .[ 214]
On 24 August 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 9 people in Douma and 14 in al-Bara , with dozens more injured.[ 215] On 6 September 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 3 people and injured dozens in Ariha .[ 216]
On 16 September 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 45 people in the al-Mashhad neighborhood of Aleppo .[ 217]
On 17 September 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 21 people in Bosra .[ 218]
On 26 September 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 5 people in Taftanaz .[ 219] On 2 October 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 100 people in Aleppo .[ 220]
On 4 and 6 October 2015, barrel bombs were dropped on a school run by the UNRWA for Palestinian refugees, as well as other areas, in Yarmouk Camp .[ 221]
On 19 October 2015, barrel bombs injured at least 5 people in Moadamiyeh , near Damascus .[ 222]
On 27 October 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 1 woman in Darayya .[ 223] On 9 November 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 1 person in Darayya .[ 224]
On 19 November 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 25 farmers in Al-Shaykh Maskin .[ 225]
On 28 November 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 7 people and injured 47 in a hospital in Zafarana, a town in northern Homs .[ 226]
On 29 November 2015, 50 barrel bombs were dropped on Darayya alone.[ 227] On 23 December 2015, more than 40 barrel bombs were dropped on the town of Muadamiyat al-Sham and its surrounding areas, including ones containing an unidentified toxic gas, killing at least 5 people.[ 228] [ 229]
On 29 December 2015, a barrel bomb killed at least 20 people in Al-Ghantu .[ 230] On 12 January 2016, 26 barrel bombs were dropped on Darayya .[ 231]
During January, 1,428 barrel bombs were dropped—1,123 of them were dropped in rural areas of Damascus.[ 232] On 4 February 2016, barrel bombs were dropped on a hospital in Al-Ghariya al-Gharbiya, a town ten kilometers northeast of Daraa .[ 233]
On 18 February 2016, a barrel bomb struck a hospital, supported by Doctors Without Borders , in East Ghouta .[ 234]
From 24–25 February 2016, over a 24-hour period, at least 50 barrel bombs were dropped on Darayya ;[ 235] on 26 February 2016, dozens more barrel bombs were dropped on Darayya.[ 236]
On 28 February 2016, 5 barrel bombs were dropped on the village of Najiya and an unspecified number dropped on the nearby village of Kinda, Idlib province .[ 237] [ 238] On 10 April 2016, a barrel bomb injured a family of 7 people in the Haidariyeh district of Aleppo .[ 239]
On 24 April 2016, a barrel bomb killed at least 7 people in a market in the Al-Sakhour district of Aleppo .[ 240]
On 27 April 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 50 people in and around a hospital in Aleppo .[citation needed ] On 2 May 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 3 people in Kafr Hamrah .[ 241]
On 5 May 2016, a barrel bomb killed scores of people in al-Khalidiya, near Khan Tuman .[ 242]
On 19 May 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 11 people in Houla .[ 243]
On 20 May 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 7 people and injured 32 in Khan al-Asal and Anadan .[ 244]
On 27 May 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 4 people in an eastern district of Aleppo .[ 245] On 5 June 2016, a barrel bomb killed at least 9 people in the Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo .[ 246]
On 8 June 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 15 people and injured 20 when dropped on an area containing a hospital and marketplace in the Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo .[ 247]
On 17 June 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 15 people and injured dozens when dropped on the Katirci and Tarik el-Bab neighbourhoods of Aleppo .[ 248]
On 19 June 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 10 people and injured 35 when dropped on Raqqa .[ 249] On 11 July 2016, a barrel bomb killed 1 person in Al-Jalloum neighbourhood of Aleppo .[ 250]
On 23 July 2016, barrel bombs killed 2 people in northern Aleppo city.[ 251]
On 25 July 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 24 people in Al-Mashhad neighbourhood of Aleppo ,[ 252] and dozens were dropped on Douma .[ 253]
On 26 July 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 6 people in Aleppo .[ 254] On 1 August 2016, barrel bombs containing chlorine gas asphyxiated at least 33 people in Saraqib .[ 255]
On 10 August 2016, barrel bombs containing a gas, likely chlorine, killed at least 4 people and injured 55 in the Seif al Dawla and Zubdiya neighbourhoods of Aleppo .[ 256]
On 19 August 2016, barrel bombs destroyed the only hospital in Darayya .[ 257]
On 20 August 2016, a barrel bomb killed a mother and her 6 children in al-Jaloum district of Aleppo .[ 258]
On 25 August 2016, a barrel bomb killed at least 15 people from the same family and injured 18 in Bab al-Nairab , Aleppo .[ 259]
On 27 August 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 25 people when hitting a funeral procession (for victims of the 25 August barrel bomb attacks) and the rescue workers that followed in Bab al-Nairab .[ 260] On 4 September 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 3 people and injured 20 in Aleppo .[ 261]
On 6 September 2016, a barrel bomb containing chlorine gas killed at least 2 people and injured at least 120 in the al-Sukkari district of Aleppo .[ 262]
On 7 September 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 20 people in the al-Sukkari district of Aleppo .[ 262]
On 10 September 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 10 people in Aleppo .[ 263]
On 18 September 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 10 people and injured many in Da'el .[ 264] [ 265]
On 21 September 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 4 people and injured 11 in the Al-Sukkari neighborhood Aleppo .[ 266]
On 25 September 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 6 children in Aleppo .[ 267] On 1 October 2016, barrel bombs struck the largest hospital in rebel-held Aleppo .[ 268]
Between 4–9 October 2016, more than 50 barrel bombs struck in and around the outskirts of the Palestinian refugee camp Khan al-Shih .[ 269]
On 5 October 2016, a barrel bomb destroyed a Syrian Civil Defense center in Damascus , with some volunteers injured.[ 270]
On 25 October 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 2 and wounded 5 opposition fighters in a village near Akhtarin .[ 271] On 14 November 2016, over 15 barrel bombs containing chlorine gas targeted Khan al-Shih refugee camp.[ 272]
On 15 November 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 1 person and wounded 5 in Aleppo .[ 273]
On 16 November 2016, barrel bombs damaged the children's hospital and the only blood bank in besieged eastern Aleppo .[ 274]
On 17 November 2016, a barrel bomb damaged the Bab al-Nairab water plant.[ 275]
On 20 November 2016, a barrel bomb laced with chlorine gas suffocated to death a family of 4 children and their parents in the Sakhour district of Aleppo .[ 276]
On 24 November 2016, a barrel bomb killed at least 1 person in Bab al-Nairab .[ 277]
On 29 November 2016, a barrel bomb killed at least 25 people in Aleppo .[ 278] On 4 December 2016, a barrel bomb killed at least 6 members of the same family, including 4 children, in Al-Tamanah .[ 279] [ 280]
On 5 December 2016, a barrel bomb killed at least 4 people in Zabadiyeh district, Aleppo .[ 281] [ 282]
On 9 December 2016, a barrel bomb killed at least 4 members of one family in Aleppo .[ 283]
On 26 December 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 14 people and injured dozens in Wadi Barada , a town northwest of Damascus .[ 284] On 16 February 2017, barrel bombs killed a woman and three of her children and severely wounded 7 others in Hbit .[ 286] [ 287] On 25 March 2017, barrel bombs containing a chemical agent dropped on a surgical hospital killed one of the hospital's doctors and another person in Al-Lataminah .[ 288] Between 7–11 April 2017, 125 barrel bombs were dropped in Daraa, 23 in Hama, four in Idlib and five apiece in Aleppo and Homs.[ 289]
On 30 April 2017, barrel bombs killed at least 11 people in Daraa .[ 290] On 6 May 2017, at least 10 barrel bombs were dropped on Al-Lataminah and its surroundings.[ 291]
On 24 May 2017, at least 9 barrel bombs were dropped on Daraa .[ 292] On 4 June 2017, at least 37 barrel bombs were dropped on Daraa .[ 293]
On 15 June 2017, a barrel bomb killed at least 1 person and injured 11 in Daraa .[ 294]
On 20 June 2017, at least 38 barrel bombs were dropped on Daraa .[ 295] In July 2017, at least 244 barrel bombs were dropped in Syria, mostly in Daraa Governorate and other de-escalation zones .[ 296]
In August 2017, at least 92 barrel bombs were dropped in Syria, mostly in Hama Governorate , followed by Damascus and then Homs Governorate .[ 297]
In January 2018, at least 427 barrel bombs were dropped in Syria.[ 305] On 3 February 2018, a barrel bomb killed at least 9 people in Khan al-Sabil .[ 306]
On 4 February 2018, barrel bombs containing chlorine injured at least 11 people in Idlib .[ 307]
From 20–21 February 2018, 8 barrel bombs were dropped on Arbin .[ 308]
In February 2018, at least 407 barrel bombs were dropped in Syria, including 297 in Eastern Ghouta and 72 in Idlib Governorate .[ 309] On 5 March 2018, a barrel bomb killed at least 19 people in the town of Hammuriye in Eastern Ghouta .[ 310]
On 5 March 2018, a barrel bomb containing a poisonous gas injured at least 25 people in Hammuriye, Eastern Ghouta .[ 311]
In March 2018, at least 793 barrel bombs were dropped in Syria, including 712 in Eastern Ghouta .[ 312] On 7 April 2018, barrel bombs containing poisonous gas killed at least 70 people and injured 500 in the 2018 Douma chemical attack .
In April 2018, at least 761 barrel bombs were dropped in Syria.[ 313] In May 2018, at least 93 barrel bombs were dropped in Syria, mostly in south Damascus.[ 314] On 17 July 2018, a barrel bomb killed at least 10 people in the village of Ain al-Tineh, southwestern Syria.[ 316]
In July 2018, at least 528 barrel bombs were dropped in Syria, mostly in Daraa Governorate .[ 317] In August 2018, at least 67 barrel bombs were dropped in Syria.[ 318] In September 2018, at least 98 barrel bombs were dropped in Syria.[ 319]
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^ "Airstrikes in Syria's Besieged Aleppo Kill More Than 20" . THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ "Syria war: Shelling kills eight children at Aleppo school; chlorine barrel bomb reportedly kills family" . ABC . Retrieved 21 November 2016 .
^ "Barrel bomb attack on the Bab al-Nairab neighbourhood of Aleppo" . gettyimages . Retrieved 26 November 2016 .
^ "Assad revenge squads stalk Aleppo refugees" . The Times . Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
^ "In Syria's Aleppo, cemeteries no longer have room for the dead" . i24news . Retrieved 5 December 2016 .
^ "At Least 56 Killed in Bombings against Syria's Northwestern Idlib Province" . Latin American Herald Tribune . Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016 .
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^ "2 Russian nurses killed in rebel shelling of Aleppo" . Ashland Times-Gazette . Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2016 .
^ "Many in Aleppo See Choices Reduced to Displacement, Submission or Death" . WSJ . Retrieved 10 December 2016 .
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^ "Syria Hits Rebel-Held Damascus Suburb" . WSJ . Retrieved 6 January 2017 .
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^ "The Syrian-Russian Alliance Completely Shatters Astana Agreements in Idlib" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 30 September 2017 .
^ "No less than 216 Barrel Bombs in September 2017" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 9 October 2017 .
^ "No less than 534 Barrel Bombs in October 2017" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 22 November 2017 .
^ " 'POST' UNCOVERS ISRAELI MEDICAL TREATMENT OF SYRIAN CHEMICAL ATTACK VICTIMS" . The Jerusalem Post . Retrieved 22 November 2017 .
^ "No less than 216 Barrel Bombs in September 2017" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
^ "Syria war: Hospitals being targeted, aid workers say" . BBC . Retrieved 7 January 2018 .
^ "The Syrian Regime Dropped no less than 6,243 Barrel Bombs on Syria in 2017 Including 312 Barrel Bombs in December" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 8 January 2018 .
^ "No less than 427 Barrel Bombs in January 2018" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 9 February 2018 .
^ "Attacks by Syrian regime in Idlib kill 16 civilians" . Anadolu Agency . Retrieved 4 February 2018 .
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^ "Syrian Regime Forces Use Chemical Weapons Again Despite Security Council Resolution 2401" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 18 March 2018 .
^ "No less than 793 Barrel Bombs Dropped by Syrian Regime Warplanes in March 2018" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 12 April 2018 .
^ "No less than 761 Barrel Bombs Dropped by Syrian Regime Air Force in April 2018" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
^ "No less than 93 Barrel Bombs Dropped by the Syrian Regime in May 2018" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ "No less than 2,908 Barrel Bombs Dropped by the Syrian Regime in the First Half of 2018 Including 427 Barrel Bombs Dropped in June" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 10 July 2018 .
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^ "No less than 67 Barrel Bombs Dropped by the Syrian Regime in August 2018" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
^ "No less than 98 Barrel Bombs Dropped by the Syrian Regime in September 2018" . Syrian Network for Human Rights . Retrieved 15 October 2018 .
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