The Latest: Opposition says Syria airstrikes kill 10

Syrian opposition activists say Syrian army airstrikes that hit near a school and hospital east of Damascus have killed more than 10 people.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the casualties were caused by a series of airstrikes that struck the rebel-held town of Deir al-Asafir Thursday. The Local Coordination Committees, another opposition activist group, put the death toll from the airstrikes at 17.

The Britain-based Observatory says around 2,700 families live in Deir al-Asafir. Government troops have been trying to encircle the town for weeks.

The government says al-Qaida's branch in Syria, the Nusra Front, operates in the eastern suburbs of Damascus. The group is excluded from a cease-fire that has been in place in Syria for a month. The opposition says the government is targeting civilians.