In a place where heavy weaponry is scarce, yet war against a fairly well armed government has raged for years, there are bound to be some ingenious improvised arms. As is the case when it comes to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cannon cobbled together from artillery parts is the newest weapon in the battle for control of an increasingly fractured Syria.

JURIST Guest Columnist Mark A. Summers of Barry University School of Law discusses the legality of choice of weapons in the Syrian war in the context of International Humanitarian Law … The barrel ...

Syrian rebels use a homemade cannon to engage a cement factory in Aleppo that was used by the Syrian army. A battle followed the attack and the rebels killed numerous Syrian army troops. April 2014.

DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug. 29 (UPI) --Syrian rebels fighting against President Bashar al Assad are building homemade howitzers and calling them "Hell Cannons" in hopes of rallying sympathizers to win their ...

Syrian rebels introduce the "hell cannon" A cannon cobbled together from artillery parts is the newest weapon in the battle for control of an increasingly fractured Syria. Deborah Gembara reports.