UN Council Condemns Attacks on Civilians in Syria

(MENAFN- QNA) The United Nations Security Council has condemned continued indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Syria including aerial bombardment and barrel-bomb attacks, according to media reports.

"The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern at the continued high level of violence in Syria and condemned all violence directed against civilians and civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities," the council said in a statement.

"They expressed outrage at all attacks against civilians, as well as indiscriminate attacks, including those involving shelling and aerial bombardment, such as the use of barrel bombs, which have reportedly been extensively used in recent days in Aleppo," it said.