The Syrian military controls Jisr Al-Shugur after entering the northwestern city over the weekend, a network of human rights activists said Monday.
The Local Coordination Committees of Syria said Syrian soldiers were going house-to-house carrying out searches. No new explosions, casualties or detentions were reported Monday.
The Syrian government gave a similar assessment. "Army units on Monday restored security and tranquility to the city of Jisr Al-Shugur," state-run news agency SANA reported.
The Syrian border city has taken on a pivotal role in the conflict, with fighting and deaths -- and competing narratives about what had happened.
The Syrian government insists it is stopping "armed terrorist groups" who carried out a "massacre" in the city; opposition activists say the government's claims are a ruse to justify a crackdown on demonstrators looking for government reform, in keeping with the wave of political protests across the Middle East and North Africa.
Throughout Syria's uprising, its government has described activist leaders as terrorists looking to destabilize the country. This month, the government said 120 members of the security forces had been killed by "armed groups" in Jisr Al-Shugur.
COMMENT: I think this is great in some part because it prevent the syrians loose control and attack but is bad in other part because it produces violence and this Affects this city.
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