LATEST: Video — 1st Footage of Syrian MiG-29 Fighter Jet

SUMMARY: Activists say at least 39 people, including at least three children, were killed on Monday by a car bomb in the town of Darkoush (see map) in Idlib Province in northwestern Syria.

The explosion was in a crowded marketplace.

Beyond the high death toll, what distinguishes this car bombing is that it took place in an insurgent-held area.

So did an insurgent faction attacks civilians in its own territory, and if so, why?

Or did the Syrian regime, which bombarded the area with barrel bombs and rockets after the explosion, set off the device?

Activists and the Syrian Coalition blamed pro-regime forces for car bombs in other opposition-controlled towns, most recently in Rankous north of Damascus. 37 people died in that attack, which opposition activists said was part of Assad’s tactic of “state-sponsored terrorism”. As with the Darkoush attack, nobody claimed responsibility.

The aftermath of the attack:

Regime Air Strikes Hit Daraa Al Balad

As the battle for control over Daraa city and key neighborhoods within it continues, the regime launched fresh air strikes on Tuesday, targeting Daraa Al Balad, the gateway to the Daraa-Ramtha border crossing with Jordan, currently held by insurgents.

Youngest Son Of Kurdish PYD Leader Killed In Clash With ISIS In Tell Abyad

Jihadi and Turkish sources are quoting local sources as saying that Şervan Müslim, the youngest son of Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) leader Salih Müslim Muhammad has been killed in clashes between the Kurdish YPG and the Islamic State of Iraq and Ash Sham in Tell Abyad on the border with Turkey (click for map).

Air Raids On Daraya As Regime Offensive Intensifies

Footage taken Tuesday of a regime air raid on Daraya, an opposition-controlled town in the Damascus countryside. The regime has focussed an intensive offensive and siege against Daraya and neighboring Moadamiyyat Ash Sham, in an attempt to overrun the two strategically-located towns.

1st Footage of Russian-made MiG-29 Fighter Jet Flown By Regime

Claimed video of a Russian-made MiG-29 near Damascus, the first time the Syrian-operated fighter jet has been captured on film during the conflict:

Casualties

The Local Coordination Committees claim 121 people were killed on Monday, including 48 in Idlib Province, 19 in Deir Ez Zor Province, 16 in Damascus and its suburbs, 12 in Daraa Province, and 11 in Aleppo Province.

The Violations Documentation Center records that 75,879 people have been killed since March 2011, a rise of 138 from Monday. Of the dead, 56,598 are civilians, an increase of 102 since yesterday.