Al Qaeda-backed militants have taken control of towns in northern Syria . One activist described how he was taken by ISIS militants from the town of Azaz and held in a blanket factory in Aleppo 's northern suburb of Hyratan . `` I was tortured , beaten . The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the fighting has killed at least 100 people since Friday and that more than 200 were wounded. Swift al Qaeda expansion poses tough dilemma for U.S. and its European allies .
Al Qaeda-backed militants have taken control of towns in northern Syria . The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the fighting has killed at least 100 people since Friday and that more than 200 were wounded. Swift al Qaeda expansion poses tough dilemma for U.S. and its European allies .