Firing improvised explosives with a range of around a mile, this is the homemade weapon of choice of the Free Syrian Army known as the 'hell cannon'.

The cannon has been widely used during the conflict in besieged cities such as Aleppo and usually fires out highly modified propane gas cylinders.

The improvised launcher is often used by the rebels as they only have access to small arms such as machine guns and have to make their own weapons and ammunition.

But the rebel group are said to take great pride in the cannon, with resistance fighters watching online videos and given a fact sheet on how to fire it.

The conflict in Syria began in 2011 in an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, which gradually descended into civil war after a fierce crackdown.

Now the country also face the threat from the Islamic State, who are occupying several cities in Syria including Raqqa.

(dailymail.co.uk)

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