Ole Solvang

Residents and activists pull a girl from under debris after what activists said were explosive barrels dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, Syria on February 2, 2014.

What are ‘barrel bombs’ and why is the Syrian military using them?

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It’s essentially an improvised explosive device – an oil barrel filled with explosive material and shrapnel – dropped from the sky. Host Marco Werman speaks with Time’s Middle East bureau chief, Aryn Baker from Beirut about so-called barrel bombs and why Syrian forces are dropping them on cities.

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