The death toll was likely to rise, as numerous 200 people wounded were in serious condition after the air strikes that left at least 80 people dead on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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The Observatory said the attack had hit a marketplace in Douma, some 15 km (10 miles) northeast of Damascus.
Government forces have been regularly attacking rebel-held Douma and its surrounding areas in recent months by air raids and helicopter barrel bomb attacks.
Activists say that air raids on a suburb of the Syrian capital have killed more than 50 and wounded scores. Another activist group within the space stated on social media that the demise toll was 67, quoting emergency staff.
A Douma-based activist told AP the situation was “catastrophic”, adding that clinics in the area were full and numerous wounded were being rushed in civilian cars to other medical facilities since ambulances were overwhelmed.
Syria’s civil war killed more than 250,000 people, according to the United Nations.
The Division 30 rebel group said in its statement late Saturday that it hopes the Nusra Front will release the group’s commander who has been held since July 30.
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It said Division 30 is on the “same page with all holy warriors in Syria”.
