31/10/2012 19:48
Government warplanes bombarding Damascus
Government warplanes are bombarding opposition strongholds around Damascus and in the north, activists say.
Outside the capital, jets carried out strikes in the eastern Ghouta, in Syria's second city, Aleppo, and in Maarat al-Numan, in Idlib province.
A bomb also exploded near a Shia shrine south of Damascus, causing casualties.
Meanwhile, UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has urged China's leaders to help end the violence following the failure of his Eid al-Adha ceasefire initiative.