(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Syrian army has killed top insurgent Wa’el al-Majdalawi in the capital, Damascus, as government troops' operations against armed gangs rage on.

On Saturday, Syrian forces killed a number of insurgents during clashes in the Tibet al-Imam neighborhood of the western city of Hama.

The Syrian forces also managed to kill several other insurgents in the eastern city of Deir al-Zour on the same day.

Syrian security forces have killed a number of foreign-sponsored insurgents in Syria’s northwestern city of Idlib and the southwestern city of Dara'a.

Meanwhile, Syrian troops have cleared more areas in the northern city of Aleppo of insurgents.

Government troops have taken control of Aleppo's Bab al-Hadid and Salaheddin neighborhoods, but heavy clashes are underway in other districts.

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