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SDF Withdraws From Aleppo Under Ceasefire as Syrian Forces Secure Kurdish Districts

The breakthrough follows the collapse of talks to fold SDF units into Syrian state structures.

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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

  • An SDF statement said international mediation produced a ceasefire enabling the evacuation of fighters, wounded and civilians from Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsoud to northern and eastern Syria.
  • Syrian authorities announced completion of operations and control of the two districts, with state media and reporters observing buses transporting the last evacuees out of Aleppo.
  • Aleppo’s governor and aid reports cited heavy displacement of roughly 140,000–155,000 residents, while at least 21 civilian deaths were reported during several days of intense urban fighting.
  • Syrian officials reported transferring about 360 fighters and 59 wounded to the northeast and detaining around 300 Kurds, claims disputed by Kurdish internal security forces who deny a surrender.
  • Drone attacks hit the city as ground clashes subsided, with Damascus blaming the SDF and the SDF denying it targets civilian sites, prompting renewed calls from the US and EU to return to political dialogue.