07.01.2026 15:00
According to the March 10 agreement, the terrorist organization SDF, which is expected to integrate into the Syrian army, not only failed to take the expected step but also intensified its attacks. The Syrian army, which took action against the SDF that carried out massacres in Aleppo, announced that all positions in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods are legitimate targets. The public was urged to stay away from the positions belonging to the terrorist organization, and after the warnings, it was observed that large groups left these two neighborhoods.
The Syrian army announced that all positions in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiye neighborhoods of Aleppo, belonging to the terrorist organization PKK/YPG, which uses the name SDF in the country, are legitimate targets.
POSITIONS DECLARED LEGITIMATE TARGETS
In a report based on sources from the Army Operations Command of the Syrian official agency SANA, it was stated that the positions were declared legitimate targets due to the organization's numerous massacres against the neighborhoods and civilians of Aleppo.
CALL TO STAY AWAY FROM 2 NEIGHBORHOODS
The Syrian Operations Command also called on the civilian population living in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiye neighborhoods to immediately stay away from the PKK/YPG positions and announced that two safe humanitarian passage corridors have been opened in the region to prevent harm to the people. Accordingly, it was noted that the "Avarid and Zuhur Street Passage" would be open until 3:00 PM.
CROWD ON THE STREETS
Following the call, residents of the Ashrafiye and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods in Aleppo, Syria, began to migrate towards areas under government control. Footage from the region showed the people leaving the neighborhoods in large groups.
CLASHES IN ALEPPO
In the PKK/YPG attacks that began in the city center of Aleppo on January 6, 1 soldier and 5 civilians were killed, and 31 people were injured. The Syrian army also sent reinforcements of dozens of tanks and armored personnel carriers to the contact lines with the PKK/YPG.
Due to the clashes, work in official institutions in the city center was halted, and education in schools and universities was suspended. Flights at Aleppo International Airport were also suspended. The terrorist organization PKK/YPG had attacked a school and a hospital in the Suryan neighborhood later that evening.