Russian-backed offensives by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces in Aleppo province and elsewhere in the country over the past two weeks were aided by internationally banned cluster munitions, Human Rights Watch reported on Monday.
Vice News: Banned cluster bombs were used in Assad’s latest Russian-backed offensives in Syria
Syrian pro-government troops hold positions in the Syrian town of Ain al-Hanash near l-Bab in Aleppo's eastern countryside on January 26, 2016 as regime forces have recaptured the area from Islamist jihadists.