This brings them to within 6 kilometers of the rebel-controlled crossing at Nassib on the border with Jordan. Syrian state media said government forces had captured Saida, some 10 kilometers (6 miles) east of Daraa. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on "all parties to redouble efforts to cease hostilities, to allow humanitarian actors to deliver life-saving assistance, shelter and evacuate the wounded." Civilians have been fleeing their homes under threat from airstrikes and ground forces Image: picture-alliance/dpa The UN refugee agency has called on Jordan to open its borders to people fleeing the fighting, saying 320,000 are displaced and 60,000 have gathered at the border. The strikes were stepped up after rebels and Russian officials failed to agree terms for a ceasefire. "The Russians have not stopped the bombardment," Bashar al-Zoubi, a prominent rebel leader in southern Syria, told Reuters. More than 600 airstrikes in 15 hours since Wednesday evening have been reported in Daraa province in southern Syria near the border with Jordan.
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