Syrian militants withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said.
The Syrian army continues to fight foreign-backed militants near a refugee camp outside the capital Damascus.
The Syrian army has inflicted heavy losses on terrorists in the city of Homs, attacking them with artillery and air strikes for the fourth straight day.
Syrian troops have destroyed several trucks smuggling crude oil into neighboring Turkey, state media say.