REUTERS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT OF THIS VIDEO WHICH HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM A SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE<br/> <br />Fire and smoke fill streets in an area said to be on the outskirts of the Syrian capital.<br/> <br />The footage, which was posted online, appears to show the aftermath of an attack on the Beit Sahm district near Damascus.<br/> <br />Opposition activists say government warplanes have bombed the area, in a bid to force rebel fighters out of the capital.<br/> <br />Reuters cannot independently verify the footage.<br/> <br />Elsewhere in the city of Homs, more amateur footage is said to show an air assault on al-Rastan district.<br/> <br />A voice off-camera blames supporters of President Bashar al-Assad for the bombing, and says planes are targeting civilians.<br/> <br />Activists believe the president has resorted to air strikes and artillery to stem rebel advances on the ground.<br/> <br />In another video, gunfire rings out from a crossing said to be the Al-Rastan International Bridge.<br/> <br />It was unclear who was firing on the structure, which is said to connect Homs to Hama.<br/> <br />Over 21 months, an estimated 40,000 people have been killed in the conflict which has no end in sight.
