page_title: Improvised artillery in the Syrian Civil War
section_title: Hell cannon
hierarchical_section_title: Improvised artillery in the Syrian Civil War / Hell cannon
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Работа сапёров Международного противоминного центра Министерства обороны России в Алеппо (Сирия)
context_page_description: Improvised artillery in the Syrian Civil War are improvised firearms created and used by factions of the Syrian Civil War, most notably Syrian opposition forces. The weapons include the Hell Cannon and its variants, the Thunder Cannon and the Mortar Cannon. The weapons have been criticized for being inaccurate.
context_section_description: The hell cannon (Arabic: مدفع جهنم) is a general name used to describe a class of mortar-like improvised firearms in-use by insurgent forces during the Syrian Civil War, mainly in the Aleppo area. It was first noted in 2013 and a number of home-made cannon variants have appeared in Syria since.
caption: Factory made and improvised mortar projectiles found in Aleppo.
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