Syria rebels 'kill 80 soldiers' in weekend clashes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18322412

Rebels told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that more than 100 soldiers had died in the suburbs of Damascus and Idlib province.

Meanwhile, the European Council's president has said the EU and Russia must combine their efforts on Syria.

After a summit in St Petersburg with President Vladimir Putin, Herman Van Rompuy admitted they had "divergent assessments" of the situation.