LATEST: Video — Insurgents Claim Car Bomb Killing 20 Syrian Troops in Hama Province

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Video Analysis: Does Fall of Homs Mean Assad is Winning?

The insurgent faction Jaish al-Muhajireen wal Ansar has claimed more gains in the Layramoun area of northwest Aleppo.

Opposition fighters have been advancing for weeks in Layramoun and Zahra, hoping to disrupt — or even capture — key military positions and isolated Syrian forces in regime-held areas of Syria’s largest city.

JMA, a group of foreign fighters led by Chechens, say they have taken “20 objectives” since Thursday. It also asserts that it killed between 30 and 50 Syrian troops and captured 7 in a fight on Saturday night in Zahra.

Insurgents have surrounded the Air Force Intelligence headquarters in Layramoun, a command-and-control center for Assad forces, and taken the nearby Palace of Justice and earlier buildings.

Earlier this week, the opposition groups inflicted a defeat on Hezbollah and Syrian forces in Zahra, taking the main street.

Video: Insurgents Claim Car Bomb Killing 20 Syrian Troops in Hama Province

Dramatic claimed video of a remote-controlled car bomb striking the regime’s al-Hamra checkpoint in eastern Hama Province — insurgents claim 20 Syrian troops have been killed:

Video: Regime Airstrikes in Daraa Province

Regime warplanes hit the insurgent-held al-Balad district of Daraa, where the Syrian uprising began in March 2011:

A casualty is taken to a makeshift ambulance:

Bombing of Inkhil, north of Daraa:

Barrel bombs also struck Nawa and Saida, killing several people.

The Syrian military is trying to hold back an insurgent advance which has claimed almost all territory between Quneitra and Daraa.

Video: Latakia Women & Children Freed As Part of Homs Evacuation Deal

Claimed footage of women and children from Latakia Province freed nine months after their abduction by insurgents:

The women and children were among 95 people kidnapped by insurgents, notably the Islamic State of Iraq and as-Sham, during an offensive last August. They were reportedly among 40 who were released last week as part of a deal for insurgents to leave Homs.

Saudi Arabia Urges Indefinite Delay of Arab League Meeting on Syria

Saudi Arabia has urged the indefinite postponement of an Arab League meeting on Syria.

Riyadh had called for the gathering of Foreign Ministers on Monday to discuss “steps that need to be taken to deal with the Syrian tragedy”, and said it would host the discussions

The Saudis gave no explanation for their change of mind.