The Syrian army says it now has a stranglehold on the embattled city of Aleppo.
Forces recaptured the Sheikh Saeed district Sunday night, pushing rebels to the brink of collapse.
Lieutenant General Zaid al-Saleh says the city's recapture is imminent.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LIEUTENANT ZAID AL-SALEH, HEAD OF SECURITY COMMITTEE IN ALEPPO, SAYING:
"The battle is at its end. Only 10 percent of eastern Aleppo remains in the rebels' hands."
The district here is largely destroyed, with the bombardment continuing non-stop overnight.
Pro-government forces now have their eyes set on the districts of Karam al-Daadaa and Fardous.
Residents say they're still coming to grips with the loss of life.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ASAAD MAHDO, RESIDENT OF SHEIKH SAEED, SAYING:
"We rebuild it. It is nothing compared to the youth who died. We can rebuild the stone but we can't rebuild homeland."
The city's fall would deal a stunning blow to rebels fighting to remove President Bashar al-Assad from power.
But with much of Syria outside Allepo still in rebel hands or under Islamic State control, the war is far from over.