UN Outraged over Increased Use of Barrel Bombs in Syria

The U.N. Security Council expressed outrage Friday over a recent wave of barrel-bomb attacks in Syria’s northern Aleppo province that have left scores dead.

Russia, Syria’s ally, joined in a statement from the 15-member council condemning “all violence against civilians, and civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities.”

The statement was issued following a behind-closed-doors report on Thursday by senior U.N. aid official John Ging, who said the attacks on Aleppo were continuing.

Council members “expressed outrage at all attacks against civilians, as well as indiscriminate attacks, including those involving shelling and aerial bombardment such as the use of barrel bombs, which have reportedly been extensively used in recent days,” the statement said.