The US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) meanwhile said they had "issued directives to our forces to cease responding to attacks". Syria's interior ministry said Kurdish forces attacked government personnel at joint checkpoints in the two Kurdish-majority neighbourhoods. The defence ministry denied attacking SDF positions, while the Kurdish-led force denied targeting Aleppo neighbourhoods. In October, Syria announced a comprehensive ceasefire with Kurdish forces following deadly clashes in the districts. Shaibani said authorities had received an SDF response to a Syrian defence ministry proposal on integrating the Kurdish-led forces.

Source: Bangkok Post December 23, 2025 05:05 UTC