Four civilians, including two students, were killed on Friday in shelling by "terrorist groups" on the Syrian city of Aleppo's University City, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported.

Extremist rebels in Syria have overrun an army base and taken at least 13 villages in one of the biggest flare-ups of violence in years in the country's north-east. The rebels launched a surprise attack on the Syrian army in the northern province of Aleppo,

Russian forces in Syria are under attack from rebel groups in the Syrian capital, Aleppo, in response to increased strikes.