(MENAFN) Syria's army seized a major district on Aleppo's southeastern edges on Monday, putting it in control of 90 percent of areas once held by rebels in the city.
In detail, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said forces loyal to Assad took the Sheikh Saeed district after fierce clashes which continued from Sunday afternoon.
"The army is now in full control of Sheikh Saeed," Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP, adding that "Syrian regime forces are now in control of 90 percent" of the one-time rebel areas in Aleppo's east.
Late on Monday, Arabic media reports said government forces summarily executed tens of civilians in newly captured neighborhoods.
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