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Ceasefire Clears SDF From Aleppo Enclaves as Syrian Forces Assert Control

International mediation produced a ceasefire that halted street battles, leaving the dispute over SDF integration and Kurdish autonomy unresolved.

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Burned vehicles at one of the Kurdish fighters positions at the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Burned vehicles and ammunitions left at one of the Kurdish fighters positions at the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
A Syrian military police convoy enters the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Overview

  • The Kurdish-led SDF said a mediated truce enabled evacuations from Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh to northeastern Syria, and Syrian authorities declared full control of the districts.
  • AFP cited a Syrian security official saying 419 fighters, including 59 wounded, were transferred, while roughly 300 Kurds were detained, figures the Observatory said included civilians.
  • Syrian authorities reported 24 deaths and 129 wounded since Tuesday, with monitors citing higher totals, and officials said between 140,000 and 155,000 people fled their homes.
  • Drone strikes hit central Aleppo during the handover, which Damascus blamed on the SDF, as demining and clearance kept Sheikh Maqsoud closed and limited returns to Ashrafiyeh.
  • U.S. envoy Tom Barrack and other mediators urged a return to talks, but the stalled 2025 integration framework and contested rights-abuse claims underscore the fragile calm.