it's not just shops and home, carc on the roads can't switch on their head lights. drivers flash their lights as they approach rebel checkpoints where they are asked for identification. >> it is completely dark. when it is night time no one dares go out, they will be targeted by the war planes, guns and bombs. >> reporter: on the front line, this is what the night brings. intense fighting. it has continued for years. all are fighting for control. rebels say they have made gains in recent days because the turkish military began targeting isil strong holds and pushing in areas controlled by the government. what was once syria's second largest and brightest city is now a darker shell of its former self and places brave enough to show signs of life at night, do it under constant fear of the government that is supposed to protect them. >>> erous cuers looking for 20 people thought to be in a land slide in india. a side of a hill collapsed earlier this week. another 500 people have better than stranded after a land slide blocked a road. the heavy rain forced rocks and sto