Rebels have captured large parts of a Syrian police academy near Aleppo, killing at least 34 members of the security forces, activists say.
Video emerged on Saturday apparently showing rebels breaking into the sprawling Khan al-Assal compound.
Fighters also seized a prison in northern Raqqa province, UK-based activist group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said.
Neither of its reports could be independently verified.
The apparent setback for government forces came a day after the army announced it had regained control of villages on a major route linking the central city of Hama to Aleppo, with security "restored" to the northern city's airport.
President Bashar al-Assad, in an interview with the UK's Sunday Times newspaper, said it was "nonsense to suggest" that the conflict was about his future as leader.
ExplosionsThe rebels took control of much of the police academy site at dawn on Sunday, the activist group said. They had been targeting the Khan al-Assal complex outside Aleppo for some time.
Almost 200 fighters and soldiers had been killed in the eight-day battle for the site, including 120 troops and police, Rami Abdel Rahman of SOHR told AFP news agency.
Footage had earlier shown dozens of fighters sheltering beside an outer wall as explosions could be seen apparently inside the academy's grounds.
The SOHR is one of the most prominent organisations documenting and reporting incidents and casualties in the Syrian conflict. The group says its reports are impartial, though its information cannot be verified.
In his Sunday Times interview, President Assad said the UK government was "naive, confused, unrealistic" in its approach to the conflict, accusing Prime Minister David Cameron's government of being determined to militarise the situation.
Although the UK says it supports the Syrian opposition without providing arms to the rebels, Foreign Secretary William Hague said recently that military aid was possible in the future.
President Assad said the Syrian government was ready to talk to anyone, including militants who laid down their weapons.
"We are not going to deal with terrorists who are determined to carry weapons," he said.
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