'31 dead in Syrian government air strikes' close to Damascus

At least 31 people have been killed in air strikes just outside the Syrian capital of Damascus, a monitoring group has said. 

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government air forces struck a series of rebel-held neighbourhoods, including Saqba and Darayya. 

It said that at least 120 people were injured. Euronews has been unable to independently verify the Observatory's casualty figures. 

The strikes came as rebels bombarded the capital with rockets. Those attacks killed at least fou…