Syrian government announces ceasefire in Aleppo after deadly clashesListen to this articleThousands of people have been fled Aleppoa since violence erupted between Syria's army and Kurdish-led forcesDAMASCUS - Syria's defence ministry announced a ceasefire in Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes between the army and Kurdish fighters forced thousands of civilians to flee. The Syrian government forces have been fighting the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the country's second city since Tuesday. There was no immediate comment from Kurdish forces in response to the government statements. Turkey, which shares a 900-kilometre (550-mile) border with Syria, has launched successive offensives to push Kurdish forces from the frontier. Aron Lund, a fellow at the Century International research centre, told AFP that "Aleppo is the SDF's most vulnerable area".

Source: Bangkok Post January 09, 2026 04:27 UTC