Assad's shelling killed at least 82 people in the Damascus district of Qaboon, where fierce fighting between the regime army and rebels has trapped hundreds of families, according to Ahrar al-Qaboon Coordination.
The coordination documented killing 82 in during the Assad offensive in 25 days, 6 children and 3 women among the victimes.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported a car bomb detonated outside a police station in Damascus province, causing an unknown number of casualties.
"The toll from shelling on Qaboon rose to 13 people," the Observatory said to AFP, adding three civilians and seven rebels were among the dead, and that three bodies had not yet been identified.
The deaths came after the Observatory warned that hundreds of families were trapped in the northeastern district by fierce fighting between troops and rebel fighters.
"There is a siege because regime snipers are posted on the outskirts of Qaboon and this makes any attempt to leave difficult," said the group. "The area has also been bombed by the army," AFP reported.
Regime troops have been trying for months to dislodge rebels from rear-bases they have established in parts of the outskirts of Damascus.
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