Syria's military has intensified its shelling of rebel-held areas of the city Homs, activists say, amid reports of aerial and ground bombardment elsewhere in the country.

Heavy clashes were reported between government forces and opposition fighters in Homs' al-Khalidiyeh neighbourhood, as videos posted online appeared to show barrels of TNT explosives being dropped on the besieged areas.

Opposition strongholds in Homs have been under siege for at least 120 days, with humanitarian conditions continuing to deteriorate.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Raji Rahmet Rabou, an activist in Homs, said: "The siege is a huge problem for us. We are dying every day but nobody is paying attention to us.

"The last two days have been especially intense as the shelling did not stop whatsoever."

The northern province of Aleppo, eastern Deir Ezzor province and northwestern Idlib province also witnessed clashes between President Bashar al-Assad's troops and opposition fighters on Monday, activists reported.

Aljazeera English

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