NEW : Death toll rises to 300 , opposition activists say , after weeks of grim tolls . State media : Government forces killed ` ` people '' in Deir Ezzor and outside Damascus . The opposition says the government is using shells and cluster bombs . Shells and bombs are used in and around Damascus , the opposition says .
NEW : Death toll rises to 149 , opposition activists say , after days of grim tolls . State media : Government forces killed `` terrorists '' in Deir Ezzor and outside Damascus . The opposition says the government is using vacuum and cluster bombs . Shells and bombs are thundering in and around Damascus , the opposition says .