The Syrian regime on Tuesday announced it had retaken the large Arkoub district of Aleppo, the country’s second city, but a watchdog reported there was still fighting between troops and rebels in the area.
A military source told an AFP correspondent in the northern city of Aleppo that ‘army operations have been completed in Arkoub,’ a large eastern district in the northern metropolis.
‘Security forces are now conducting door-to-door raids in search of rebels,’ he added.
State media reported that ‘our armed forces have cleansed Arkoub district of terrorists,’ citing a military source.