Syrian security forces have cleansed the Salahuddin and Hamdaniya neighborhoods in the northwestern city of Aleppo of armed insurgents

Syrian security forces have cleansed the Salahuddin and Hamdaniya neighborhoods in the northwestern city of Aleppo of armed insurgents.

The Syrian army said on Monday that most of the city is now under its control after clashes continued over the past few days.

But reports have said that the army soldiers were slowly entering the city due to snipers on rooftops of the Aleppo buildings. 

Fighting also continued in the southern district of Sokari and the central neighborhood of Bab al-Hadid.

Since the Syrian military operation began last week, Syrian troops have inflicted heavy losses on the insurgents in Dara’a, south of the capital Damascus.