Syrian government forces are reported to have recaptured more parts of besieged, rebel-held eastern Aleppo, as they continue a large-scale offensive.
A monitoring group said troops had seized control of Qadi Askar and Karm al-Qaterji, hours after Karm Myassar and Karm al-Tahan were retaken.
A rebel official said the key district of Shaar was also “considered fallen”.
If confirmed, that would mean the government had recaptured about 70% of eastern Aleppo in just over a week.
The UN estimates that almost 30,000 civilians have been displaced by the fighting.
More than 100,000 others may be under siege in districts still under rebel control, where food supplies are exhausted and there are no functioning hospitals.
