(CNN) -- The Syrian military is in complete control of Jisr al-Shugur after entering the northwestern city over the weekend, a network of human rights activists said Monday.
The network -- the Local Coordination Committees of Syria -- reported no new explosions, casualties or detentions in the community since Sunday evening, although it did say that Syrian soldiers were searching house-to-house.
At least three people were killed in clashes Sunday, state media reported. One Syrian soldier was killed and four other soldiers injured in the fighting, Syrian state television reported Sunday. The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said two gunmen were killed and "many others" were arrested.
State television said Sunday that military units had entered Jisr al-Shugur to "cleanse the national hospital from the elements of the armed gangs after disabling the explosives and the various TNT devices that these gangs planted on the bridges and roads."
Accounts from the Syrian government have sharply contrasted with reports from residents, who say there are no "armed gangs" in Jisr al-Shugur.
State TV also said Sunday that authorities in the town had found a "mass grave" containing decapitated and mutilated bodies of members of security forces killed by "armed gangs." SANA said there were 12 bodies.
Video on state-run TV showed bodies at the site. It was not fully clear what state the bodies were in.
SANA reported Monday that state TV "broadcast the confession of the terrorist, Anwar Nafe al-Dosh, a member of armed terrorist groups in Jisr al-Shugur, who narrated the details of the massacre committed against the police and security forces."
The report quoted al-Dosh as naming the "masterminds" of the "massacre" and saying they had beheaded 10 members of the security forces in what they called a "bloodbath for freedom."
President Bashar al-Assad's regime has consistently blamed armed gangs for the bloodshed in Syria. But activists and protesters say security forces have caused the violence.
Some members of the opposition question the government's report on the purported mass grave.
Fadi, an activist from Jisr al-Shugur who has been traveling between the city and a makeshift camp near the Syrian border, said that two weeks ago, the Syrian army dug a hole in an area outside Jisr al-Shugur and dumped bodies into it the next day. The bodies were those of prisoners, he said.
Wissam Tarif, head of the human rights group INSAN, said there are questions to be answered about the government's report. He said he had information that two army units clashed, leading to numerous deaths.
But an activist based outside of Syria who has an extensive network inside the country said he believed state TV's version of events.
CNN has been unable to independently confirm accounts of the unrest in Syria, because it has not been granted access to the country by the Syrian government.
World leaders, meanwhile, have been mounting pressure on Syria to halt the violence against protesters seeking government reform.
In a statement released Sunday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Syria's use of force against civilians and expressed particular concern about violence in Jisr al-Shugur.
"The Syrian authorities have an obligation to protect their people and respect their rights. The use of military force against civilians is unacceptable," the U.N. statement said.
Many have fled "the Syrian government's military offensive" in Jisr al-Shugur, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement condemning the violence Sunday. He also called on the U.N. Security Council to take a stand.
"I do believe it is time for the Security Council to make a clear statement of the kind that we're advocating calling on the Syrian Government to respond to legitimate grievances, to release prisoners of conscience, to open up access to the Internet and to cooperate with the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights," he told Sky News Sunday.
He said he had been trying to garner support from countries represented on the council, but noted that the prospects of passing a resolution were "on a knife edge" -- particularly since Security Council member Lebanon is a close ally of Syria.
"Close interconnections between the Lebanese government and the Syrian government have made it impossible for Lebanon to take a clear position on this," he told Sky News.
On Friday, Syrian troops came to the entrances of Jisr al-Shugur in an operation "to restore security and tranquility to the area which was being terrorized by armed terrorist groups," SANA reported.
The Syrian government announced it would push into Jisr al-Shugur after it accused "armed groups" of killing at least 120 security forces there several days ago.
Syrian refugees who fled to Turkey have said some Syrian soldiers rebelled after being ordered to fire on unarmed protesters and instead started fighting among themselves.
The number of Syrians escaping to Turkey has escalated to 4,300, a Turkish semi-official news agency reported over the weekend.
A fourth refugee camp was set up Sunday in Hamza Cisligi, about 100 meters (109 yards) from the Syrian border in Turkey, to take in Syrians who have fled the regime's crackdown.
Halit Cevik, the Turkish Foreign Ministry's deputy-undersecretary for the Middle East, told the Anadolu news agency Saturday that Turkey has made preparations for more refugees.
Amnesty International said last week it believes more than 1,100 people -- including 82 children -- have been killed in Syria since the crackdown started in mid-March.CNN's Arwa Damon, Salma Abdelaziz and Saad Abedine contributed to this report.
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