Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said his country is in "a state of war", more than a year after the uprising against his rule began.
Addressing his new cabinet, Mr Assad said that all efforts had to be directed towards winning the war.
Earlier, activists said fierce fighting in the suburbs of the capital Damascus had been the worst there so far.
The fresh clashes came amid heightened tensions with neighbouring Turkey over the downing of a military jet.
"We live in a real state of war from all angles," President Assad told members of the cabinet who were sworn in on Tuesday.
"When we are in a war, all policies and all sides and all sectors need to be directed at winning this war."
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