Al-Sakhour district is now clean of „mercenaries and terrorists, “ the state-TV said. The restive district has emerged as one of the main battlegrounds in Aleppo, Syria‘s largest city and commercial hub.

Syria‘s official media said the Aleppo district of Slaiman al- Halabi had also been cleansed from insurgents.

Also in Aleppo, the state-TV said armed groups fired a mortar shell at al-Midan district on Friday, killing three girls.