dr. brian bapti head of seismology telling me that the aftershocks are likely to last for a few weeks. >>he rule of thumb of aftershocks is that the largest aftershocks are generally one order of magnitude than the main shock, which means we might get earthquakes up to 6.8 which are big earthquakes in their right. we've already seen a magnitude of 6.6 earthquake. we could see that over time although the number will reduce with time, and those can cause severe problems, particularly if the buildings are already damaged, and it can hamper the relief effort. >> now syrian activists say that rebel fighters have taken control of a strategic city in the country's northwest. it is in the idleb province that there have been days of fighting there. the group is targeting of the towns nearby. four people were killed when three car bombs went off in iraq close to the border with jordan. it was at the border crossing in the western part of the country. the victims are said to be all members of iraq's security forces. it's almost a month since iraqi government forces drove isil out of tikrit. many peo