An air strike on a Syrian village held by the Islamic State group has killed at least 25 people, all of them civilians, according to activists.

Vladimir Putin has met with Syrian president Bashar Assad in Sochi.

The US has deployed a truck-mounted missile system into Syria, an official confirmed.

US fighter jets and bombers have pounded Islamic State targets, striking the militants in both Syria and Iraq.

Syrian troops fought intense battles today against rebels who are trying to capture two military bases in the northwest and step up their attacks on army compounds elsewhere in the nation, activists said.