US ‘Horrified’ By Reports of ‘Barbaric’ Attack on Syria Displaced Camp

Salem al-Meslet, spokesman of the Syrian Coalition, condemns the horrific massacre committed by Assad’s air force in rural Idlib where around 50 civilians, mostly women and children, when Assad’s helicopters dropped four barrel bombs on Abedin displaced persons camp. Videos posted on YouTube by activists showed bodies lying among olive tree branches littered with shreds of white canvas from tents that had been ripped apart by the bombs. “This barbaric attack on unarmed civilians once again put the international community in front of its responsibility to protect civilians in Syria through arming the Free Syrian Army with advanced weapons, especially anti-aircraft missiles to deter Assad’s air force from committing more crimes.” The United States said on Wednesday it it was “horrified” by reports the Syrian government dropped barrel bombs on a displaced persons camp in the northwestern province of Idlib, calling the attack “barbaric.” “We are horrified by the reports that the Assad regime barrel bombed the Abedin displaced persons camp in Idlib and the images we saw of the carnage against innocent civilians,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. “We’ve consistently condemned the Assad regime’s callous disregard for human life, particularly its violence directed against civilians,” she added. “We’ve been clear that the Assad regime must be held responsible for its brutality and atrocities against the Syrian people.”