`` The heroes of our armed forces are confronting the terrorists with matchless valor , '' the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported . New : A car bomb blast in southern Syria kills three people , including 18 children . The Menagh air base is near Aleppo , Syria 's largest city and financial hub . For Tuesday , rebels have tried to wrest control of The Islamic State of Iraq in the country 's civil war . The Islamic State of Iraq is the rebranded name for al Qaeda in Iraq .
New : A car bomb blast in southern Syria kills three people , including 18 children . The Menagh air base is near Aleppo , Syria 's largest city and financial hub . For Tuesday , rebels have tried to wrest control of The Islamic State of Iraq in the country 's civil war . The Islamic State of Iraq is the rebranded name for al Qaeda in Iraq .