United Nations ' spokesman said : ` ` We have fiddled at the controls while Syria burns '' On Wednesday , fighting sent the daily death toll higher . Syrian planes hit Damascus suburbs and other targets , killing dozens at a police station . Al - Nusra Front is among three factions attacking the Taftanaz military air base in northern Syria . The militant group is a cover for al Qaeda in Iraq , the U.S. State Department says .
United Nations ' spokesman said : ` ` We have fiddled at the controls while Syria burns '' Syrian planes hit Damascus suburbs and other targets , killing dozens at a police station . Al - Nusra Front is among three factions attacking the Taftanaz military air base in northern Syria . The militant group is a cover for al Qaeda in Iraq , the U.S. State Department says .