While the Aleppo battle retains the attention of most media, intense fighting are also taking place in Kafranbel, Idlib province.

A video shared by activists on Youtube on Friday showed Free Syrian Army fighters exchanging heavy fire with Syrian troops. At 1:15 a rebel is seen running for cover after being hit in leg.

Residents have reported hearing explosions in Damascus on Friday from the shelling on the outer edges of the city, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

According to the Local Coordination Committees (LCC), at least 30 people have been killed across Syria on Friday including 10 in Idlib.

In another development, the United Kingdom said Friday it would greatly augment the support it is giving to Syrian rebels and send an extra 5 million British pounds in nonlethal aid to opposition groups.