Heartbreaking Syria footage shows two young boys mourn the death of their brother

Heartbreaking footage from Syria shows two dust-covered boys racked with sobs and desperately clinging to each other after they learn their brother has died in an airstrike.

A horrificĀ barrel bomb attack on Wednesday by Syrian government forces left a total of 15 people dead in the Aleppo suburb of Bab al-Nairab, tearing families apart.

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The brothers wrap their arms around each other as they wail loudly, their faces creased in pain as they mourn their sibling – their suffering raw and heartrending.