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Syria Announces Aleppo Ceasefire, Orders Kurdish Fighters to Withdraw by 9 a.m. Friday

The withdrawal order puts fragile SDF integration talks at further risk.

Residents flee the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighbourhoods after clashes erupted Tuesday between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Residents displaced from the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods take shelter inside a mosque in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, after clashes erupted Tuesday between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of Aleppo. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Syrian government forces take over the Achrafieh neighborhood from Kurdish fighters during ongoing clashes that erupted Tuesday in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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Overview

  • The defence ministry said the truce covers Sheikh Maqsud, Ashrafiyeh and Bani Zeid from 3:00 a.m., with Kurdish fighters told to leave those areas by 9:00 a.m.
  • Days of clashes since Tuesday left at least 21 dead by AFP’s count and drove large displacement, with state TV reporting about 16,000 people fleeing.
  • The Syrian Army said it aims to expel Kurdish armed units from Aleppo and announced humanitarian corridors, while Kurdish officials accused government forces of striking homes and a hospital.
  • The Asayish reported 12 killed and 64 wounded in Kurdish districts, reflecting competing casualty claims and sharp disputes over responsibility for the violence.
  • SDF leader Mazloum Abdi warned the fighting jeopardizes planned integration with Damascus, as the U.S. urged restraint and Turkey offered support to Syrian forces if requested.