Citat:A Syrian helicopter has been seen dropping improvised 'barrel bombs' onto a Syrian town. Improvised explosives are frequently used by both sides of the conflict.
Video taken from inside a Syrian gunship shows DIY barrel bombs full of TNT explosive being dropped at random
Citat:A new series of videos, probably leaked from crew members of Syrian Air Force helicopters, show the famous DIY barrel bombs being dropped by Mil Mi-8/17 Hip gunships.
Barrel bombs are oil barrels, turned into explosive devices that are dropped over rebel forces across Syria by Assad’s choppers. They are believed to contain about 200 kg of TNT explosive and capable to destroy any building and surrounding area.
More details about such weapons can be found on many informative posts on Brown Moses and Bjørn Holst Jespersen’s blogs.
Noteworthy, for the first time such DIY barrel bombs can be seen being thrown almost at random, from medium/high-altitude, by the open rear door of a Syrian Arab Air Force helicopter.The amount of explosive being carried by each helicopter involved in attack missions could explain the huge mid-air explosion of a Hip hit (most probably by a MANPADS) in the skies over Idlib on Oct. 17.
