Footage has appeared online, appearing to show forces under the Syrian Interim Government dropping barrel bombs out the back of a Mi-8 helicopter, onto Assadist positions along the coast of Jableh in the Latakia Governorate, close to Russia’s Khmeimim Air Base. The use of barrel bombs was one of the heavy criticisms of the previous Assad Regime, due to their poor accuracy and likelihood to result in collateral damage.

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Geolocation of a video released by the Syrian government showing #HTS dropping unguided, improvised barrel bombs from a Mi-8 helicopter near Bustan al-Basha, close to the Hmeimim Russian airbase.

The location has been identified southeast of #Latakia, Syria’s coastal city. Two red circles mark the explosions along the M1 Road, a key route connecting coastal cities and towns of Syria.

Coordinates:

📍Red circle north: 35.462889, 35.903528

📍Red circle south: 35.462889, 35.903528

📍Green: 35.470665, 35.919204

📍Yellow: 35.438751, 35.941681