Overview
- The army declared parts of rural Aleppo closed military zones, sent reinforcements, and opened a corridor from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for residents to leave Deir Hafer and Maskana.
- Government forces are surrounding the Dayr Hafir–Maskanah area near key dams, a move that could create a route into SDF-held territory east of the Euphrates.
- At least 23 people have been reported killed in more than a week of clashes linked to earlier fighting in Aleppo, where a contested ceasefire saw SDF fighters and civilians depart urban enclaves.
- Damascus accuses the SDF of blocking evacuations and carrying out drone attacks in Aleppo, allegations the SDF rejects as unfounded.
- Regional dynamics are intensifying, with Turkey monitoring events and reports citing Turkish drone strikes and U.S. messages urging SDF leaders not to resist in Aleppo.