Syrian warplanes carried out a barrel bomb attack against the rebel-held town of Bosra al-Sham today, in the nation’s far south. The barrel bombs landed in a crowded marketplace, according to locals, killing at least 17 civilians. An unconfirmed number of wounded were also reported.
Bosra al-Sham is one of several towns held by rebel factions along the southern border with Jordan. Many of the towns are held at least in part by al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front, with some pro-US factions trained in Jordan also participating in the area.
As the Syrian Civil War has dragged on, the Air Force has grown short on bombs and begun relying on makeshift barrel bombs, essentially oil barrels full of shrapnel, as an alternative. The weapons have been criticized for their unreliability, often careening off course and hitting civilians.
In addition to these strikes and the ones in Aleppo, Syria was also reported to have conducted airstrikes against the ISIS capital city of Raqqa. There were reportedly casualties, though the numbers have not yet come out.
Man for all the US and Allied Hype about both Iran and Russia supplying Syrias war machinery, and then see reports of where Syrian airforce has to build improvised explosive devices(IED’S) sure makes any aid to syria is on the cheap.
While all the rebels are running around in new Toyotas and Nissan pickups and suvs ,american tanks, armored vehicles and Hum Vees and pockets full of cash Syria is using scrap metal and diesel fuel in old 55 gallon drums.
Either the Russians and Iranians are cheapskates and are just getting a good price for their scrap metal and diesel fuels, or neither nation is very derious about their being any kind of Syrian survival as a nstion or as a people.
EIther way Syrian military along with its top political and financisl leaders must have
their bags packed and ready to run at a
moments notice.
Could be that is why Russia is improving airport runways.
or what we have just read has no connection w. reality