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Barrel bombs
In 2014, the United Nations adopted the Resolution 2139 which ordered the end of using barrel bombs in the battle. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights claims that the Syrian army has dropped 7,000 barrel bombs in the first five months of 2015 which has claimed the lives of 3,000 people. Amnesty International cliams that barrel bombs have killed 3,000 people in 2014. Channel4 claims that videos have emerged online showing the Syrian army using barrel bombs.

The Syrian government has been alleged of using the barrel bombs several times. Some of them are:
 * According to Middle East Monitor reported the death of 14 people allegedly caused by the bombs in the Kallasa and Qasila neighbourhood of the city in June 2015.
 * CNN-IBN wrote about the government of dropping barrel bombs in July in the neighbourhood of al-Bab causing the death of 35 and injuring 50 others.
 * The BBC alleged the government of dropping the same in May, leading to the death of 72 civilians.
 * The Anadolu Agency of Turkey wrote that the bombs launched by the government forces in July killed 15 people.

However, the government has denied using barrel bombs. In an interview to BBC, President Bashar al-Assad denied using "indiscriminate weapons" like barrel bombs in the rebel held territories. Assad said "I know about the army. They use bullets, missiles and bombs. I haven't heard of the army using barrels, or maybe cooking pots."