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Activists say at least 100 people died on Sunday amid clashes in Damascus suburbs, Aleppo, Idlib and other places.


Syrian fighter jets have bombarded a rebel stronghold on the edge of the capital, on the final day of an attempted truce that has been shattered by air raids and fighting between the two sides, opposition activists say.
They said jets on Monday targeted Harat al-Shwam, a residential neighborhood east of Damascus which President Bashar al-Assad's forces had tried to storm, encountering stiff resistance.
Activists also reported air raids in Damascus and other areas of the country on Sunday, undermining a UN-brokered truce that was supposed to last at least till the end of the Eid AL-Adha holiday.
Air raids, clashes and car bombings claimed at least 100 lives during the day, opposition sources said.
The ceasefire was violated almost as soon as it was agreed, and both rebels and government troops have initiated firefights since the four-day holiday began at sunset on October 25.
Syria has banned most international media from operating in the country, making it difficult for Al Jazeera to verify reports from activists and authorities