Rebels told the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Monday that more than 100 soldiers were killed in clashes and attacks on security forces’ checkpoints across Syria, including the suburbs of Damascus and Idlib Province.
The observatory said local doctors had confirmed the names of 80 dead Syrian soldiers.
At least 19 soldiers, eight rebels and 19 civilians were killed in violence on Sunday, the watchdog added.
Another 57 soldiers were killed on Saturday, which according to the SOHR was the largest number of fatalities the Syrian military had suffered in a single day since the beginning of unrest in the country last year.