Damascus ramps up fight, rights group says

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Warning signs before an attack in Syria's Idlib province.

In the aftermath, panic fills smoke lined streets, in a war that has already cost the lives of close to 200,000 people.

As world attentions focuses on Kobani near the Turkish border, amateur video which can not be independently verified by Reuters shows war raging on in other parts of the country.

Rebels launch a counter-offensive in Hama.

The Syrian Observatory for Human rights says the Syrian air force has been ramping up its offensive in both Idlib and Hama provinces.

They say government forces struck 40 times on Monday. Typically Damascus has carries out no more than 12-20 raids a day.

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