US EditionSyrian security forces enter Aleppo neighborhood after clashes with Kurdish fighters
Syrian army claims control of over 90% of Sheikh Maksoud after ceasefire collapse; Kurdish forces deny full withdrawal and report ongoing resistance, with 140,000 displaced, 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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Noticias ao MinutoThe Syrian authorities transfer fighters into Sheikh Maqsoud’s village village in Aleppo to the southern and eastern autonomous area, after having taken control of the village.
Syrian forces deploy to Aleppo after cease-fire fails to end clashes with Kurdish fighters
Clashes broke out earlier this week in predominantly Kurdish neighborhoods after the government and the Syrian Democratic Forces, the main Kurdish-led force, failed to make progress on how to merge troops into the national army. The fighting has displaced more than 140,000 and killed at least 22 people
The Syrian army said that it had closed its operation against Aleppo's last Kurdish bastion, a statement denied by Kurdish forces.
In Aleppo, after days of fighting, the Syrian army reportedly regained control. According to the Kurdish troops, the fighting continues.
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