The United States strongly condemned the Assad regime for dropping barrel bombs on a vegetable market in Aleppo on Thursday, killing 24 people. "Through its continued slaughter and starvation of the Syrian people, the regime has made clear that it protects only its interests and does not represent or respect the aspirations of its people," State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki told reporters. "We call on the Syrian government to immediately cease its unrelenting, indiscriminate attacks across Syria and to allow humanitarian assistance to reach all those in need," Psaki said during the daily press briefing.
