Airstrikes in Syria

Syrian government warplanes kill at least 60 civilians including a dozen children in two days of air strikes on Islamic State positions, activists say.

Video, which can not be independently verified by Reuters shows a series of attacks over the past two days.

The air strikes have also hit a number of Islamic State targets

Confrontations between Islamic State militants and Syrian forces have escalated sharply since the Islamists made lightning advances against Iraqi government forces in June.

Since then, Islamic State militants have killed hundreds of Syrian government forces and seized three military bases in Raqqa province.

More than 190,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict erupted more than three years ago.

Activists say the daily death toll regularly rises to more than 200 per day.