Overview
- State media reported at least five dead, including a Syrian defence ministry member and three civilians, after exchanges in Aleppo’s Al Midan and near Shihan roundabout.
- The SDF denied shelling Al Midan and blamed factions linked to Damascus, while alleging a government drone strike killed a resident in Sheikh Maqsoud and wounded two children.
- Aleppo authorities warned residents to avoid front-line areas in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah, and state TV said the Aleppo–Gaziantep road was cut by shelling near Sheikh Maqsoud.
- Talks in Damascus on Sunday involving SDF chief Mazloum Abdi produced no tangible progress on integration, missing the end-2025 target set by a March deal.
- Disputes persist over whether SDF fighters join as intact units or individually, with Kurdish officials citing a preliminary idea for three SDF-linked divisions to enter as units and the overall status still unclear.