The Syrian army marching in Aleppo

The Syrian army today regained control of the largest district in the area controlled by the rebels in Aleppo, northern Syria, reported state media.

The state television network reported that the armed forces "under their full control area Masaken Hanan" while the official Sana news agency wrote that ongoing demining company.

According to the director of the NGO, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, "government forces control 80% of Masaken Hanan and (pound) 20% remaining."

Left "a few hundred meters on government forces to cut in both the rebel sector 'isolating the north from the south, he said AFP.

Due to heavy fighting and bombardments in Masaken Hanan, dozens of families living in neighboring districts Sachour and Chaintarige left their homes heading towards southern Partisans sector, adds the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.