Regime barrel bombs kill 45 civilians in Syria's Aleppo: monitor A series of barrel bombs dropped by Syria's regime killed at least 45 civilians and wounded dozens in Aleppo province on Saturday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said the bombs on Aleppo city struck the rebel-held eastern neighbourhood of Al-Shaar, killing 12 people including eight members of a single family. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES