Overview
- The transitional defense ministry set a cease-fire from 03:00 to 09:00 local time for Sheikh Maksud, Ashrafiyeh and Bani Seid in Aleppo.
- Kurdish units were ordered to leave the districts with personal light arms, with Syrian army escorts and government buses transporting fighters toward the northeast.
- Local reports said the truce was holding on Friday morning, allowing limited civilian movement after heavy shelling of homes, schools and hospitals earlier in the week.
- Casualty and displacement figures remain disputed, with at least 21 deaths reported since Tuesday and claims ranging from 16,000 people fleeing to far higher evacuation tallies.
- A March 2025 deal to fold Kurdish institutions into the central government was not implemented, and the United States signaled support to extend the cease-fire as EU leaders visited Damascus.