US EditionSyrian security forces enter Aleppo neighborhood after clashes with Kurdish fighters
After a failed ceasefire, Syrian forces claimed control of Sheikh Maksoud while Kurdish fighters reported ongoing resistance; over 140,000 people were displaced during the clashes, officials said.
- Early on Saturday , Syrian security forces began deploying in Aleppo's Sheikh Maksoud after days of intense clashes that killed and wounded dozens; the Syrian army said it had finished combing the district though some Kurdish fighters remained in hiding.
- Fighting erupted on Tuesday after stalled merger talks, with a ceasefire withdrawal deadline at 9 a.m. on Friday ignored by the Syrian Democratic Forces.
- Reuters reporters saw more than 100 men exit the neighbourhood, while officials said some detainees were loaded onto six buses.
- The operation risks ending Kurdish pockets in Aleppo, with more than 140,000 people displaced by fighting focused on Sheikh Maksoud, held since 2011.
- The U.N. voiced alarm at fighting resumption and called on all sides to respect law and protect civilians, as U.S. envoy Tom Barrack traveled to Damascus after meetings in Amman.
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After day-long battles against Syrian government troops, Kurdish fighters have to clear a district they control. However, the conflict between the minority and the central government is not over.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), led by Kurdish fighters, announced on Sunday the evacuation of their troops from two districts in the north of Aleppo city, following several days of intense clashes with Syrian government forces that left tens of civilian casualties and thousands of displaced persons. According to the group in a statement, an agreement was reached that allowed a ceasefire to be established and the exit of fighters, wounded an…
In Aleppo, the most serious battles since Assad took place about a year ago - now the Kurdish forces have left the city. According to reports, they have agreed to a ceasefire with the army. By Nina Amin.
For days, Syrian government troops and Kurdish fighters have fought in Aleppo. Now there seems to be a turnaround: According to the Interior Ministry, more than 400 fighters have been taken out of the city and 300 more Kurds have been arrested. This is denied by the Kurdish side, so only civilians are affected. 419 Kurdish fighters, including 59 injured, were taken from the last Kurdish-controlled district of Sheikh Maqsoud, in which they were e…
The last Kurdish fighters have withdrawn from the Syrian city of Aleppo, following the announcement of a ceasefire deal in the early hours of Sunday morning. Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said a deal had been reached through international mediation, ensuring the safe evacuation of "martyrs, wounded, trapped civilians and fighters" from the city. Buses carrying the last members of the Kurdish-led SDF …
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