Fresh fighting has been reported around Syria's capital, Damascus, and in the northern city of Aleppo, where rebels are trying to secure their positions, BBC News reported.


Most areas of Aleppo where rebels are entrenched have been bombarded by government forces and clashes have been reported in several districts.


The violence comes after a UN General Assembly vote to criticise the Security Council for failing to act on Syria.
The UN also condemned the Syrian government for its use of violence.


The focus of the fighting is also on the southern edge of Damascus where shelling and gunfire were reported from the Tadamon quarter, despite it having been earlier stormed by government forces, says the BBC's Jim Muir, reporting from Beirut.
Shooting and explosions were also being heard in some central parts of the capital, and activists reported clashes too on the western side of the city, in and around Dumar.


Video footage posted by activists showed a military jet flying over what they said was the rebel-held quarter of Salah al-Din in Aleppo followed by a loud explosion.


Activists reported clashes in several areas too, including around the officers' club and a political security headquarters.
But the regime has yet to unleash a concerted offensive to drive rebels out, though UN officials believe it is building up its forces for just such a campaign to regain control of a city it can't afford to lose, our correspondent adds.