Overview
- The defense ministry said a truce took effect at 3 a.m. in Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh and Bani Zeid, granting armed groups six hours to leave.
- Damascus announced an agreement to evacuate Syrian Democratic Forces fighters to the northeast and claimed control of the city, while U.S. envoy Tom Barrack welcomed the pause and worked to extend it.
- Hours after the deadline, evacuation buses were still empty and a local Kurdish council rejected calls to surrender, stating they would remain and defend their neighborhoods.
- Hospital officials reported at least 20–21 people killed and dozens wounded, with damage to roughly 300 homes and an estimated 142,000 people displaced across Aleppo province.
- The clashes stem from stalled talks over integrating FDS units and Kurdish autonomy demands, even as international actors engage and both sides trade accusations over civilian harm.