BEIRUT: 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, a monitor said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad seized the Sheikh Saeed district early Monday after fierce clashes ongoing since the previous afternoon.

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