New : A car bomb blast in southern Syria kills 18 people , including three children . The attack is claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. For many months , rebels have tried to wrest control of Aleppo in the country 's civil war . CNN can not independently confirm casualty tolls as the Syrian government has severely restricted the access of international journalists . The Islamic State of Iraq is the rebranded name for al Qaeda in Iraq .
New : A car bomb blast in southern Syria kills 18 people , including three children . The attack is claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. For many months , rebels have tried to wrest control of Aleppo in the country 's civil war . The Islamic State of Iraq is the rebranded name for al Qaeda in Iraq .