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Syria barrel bombs 'kill dozens in Islamic State areas'
December 26, 2014
Syrian planes and helicopters have dropped barrel bombs on Islamic State-held areas in the north-east, killing some 40 people, activists say.
The barrel-bombs, crudely made drums of explosives, were dropped during Thursday and overnight, targeting aAl Bab and Qabaseen near Aleppo.