Overview
- The SDF said fighters left Cheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh under a reciprocal deal, and state media reported buses carrying the last group to the northeast.
- Syrian authorities declared their operation complete with government forces in control of the Kurdish districts after days of bombardment and street fighting.
- Officials reported at least 24 dead and 129 injured since January 6, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights cited higher civilian and combatant tolls.
- Displacement estimates diverged, with the UN citing at least 30,000 families uprooted and Syrian officials reporting roughly 155,000 people.
- Interior ministry figures said 419 fighters, including 59 wounded, were evacuated and about 300 Kurds were detained in Aleppo during and after the pullout.