The Syrian military has
stepped up air strikes on rebel areas dramatically, carrying out more
than 200 in recent days, opposition activists say.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raids took place mostly in western areas between midnight on Sunday and noon on Tuesday.
The UK-based group said there were many casualties, but did not give a figure.
The intensified strikes come as US-led forces continue to bomb Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq.
US and Arab jets have been attacking IS positions around the northern Syrian town of Kobane, where Kurdish fighters are under siege.
US officials said they were examining a video that appeared to show IS fighters in possession of a bundle of military aid dropped by aircraft near Kobane on Sunday.
Kurdish officials in northern Iraq say about 120 Peshmerga fighters are making their way to Kobane through Turkey after the Turkish government's decision on Monday to let them cross its border into Syria.
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