Syrian jets bomb border area that is home to refugees, rebel fighters Rafif Joejati, a spokeswoman for the Local Coordination Committees, said there were additional air strikes in the nearby Syrian village of Qah - also home to a large number of refugees. The Associated Press said several people were killed and wounded in the air strikes. No details about the casualties were immediately available. At the Bab al-Hawa border crossing point, a Syrian warplane could be seen flying overhead in the early hours of the afternoon. A short time later, a large plume of smoke rose above the Syrian side of the border. Monday's bombardment came as Turkey prepared to bring NATO officials to the area to inspect possible locations for Patriot air defense missile batteries. Turkey says the NATO missiles would be used only to counter threats originating in Syria, not for offensive purposes. "That it will be used to form a no-fly zone or for an offensive operation is out of the question," the Turkish military said in a statement. The camp at Atmeh is home to more than 10,000 refugees who have fled bloodshed in other parts of Syria. A camp organizer said he was considering splitting the population into several smaller border encampments, to enhance the refugees" safety. At Bab al-Hawa - in an area that was essentially a no-man's land before the Syrian rebellion began last year, but is now rebel-held territory - fighters milled about alongside refugees after the bombing, loading vehicles with food, bedding and other supplies. Turkish officials and soldiers, who refused to be photographed, worked alongside them. Syria's rebels have been gaining momentum with a series of significant strategic wins in recent days. On Monday, they seized control of the hydroelectric Tishrin Dam, on the Euphrates River in the northern part of the country. Rami Abdul-Rahman, the director of the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, described the capture of the dam, which supplies several areas of the country with electricity, as a "major blow" to the Syrian government. The Free Syrian Army said it also has taken control of the Mar al-Sultan air base, just outside Damascus. Activists said that at least eight children were killed when cluster bombs hit a school in the nearby village of Deir al-Asafir, as the Syrian military tried to regain its grip on the area. Those reports could not be independently confirmed. A video posted online by activists showed cluster bomblet casings purportedly used in the attack. Syria has persistently denied using such weapons, but reports of their deployment have increased in recent months. Justin Vela, on the Turkish side of the Turkey-Syria border at the Bab al-Hawa crossing, contributed to this report.