Overview
- Army commanders designated SDF positions in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh as legitimate targets, released strike maps, opened corridors and imposed a curfew before renewed shelling.
- Government and Kurdish officials reported heavy exchanges using artillery, drones and snipers, with each side denying responsibility for hits on residential areas.
- Evacuation routes moved thousands out of the enclave, and Aleppo authorities reported more than 46,000 people displaced across the province since Tuesday as flights, schools and offices were suspended.
- Reported deaths include civilians and at least one soldier, with casualty figures disputed across sources and subject to change.
- Talks to implement last March’s integration deal showed little progress despite recent contacts, as the UN urged de-escalation, Turkey said it could assist if asked, and the Kurdistan Regional Government warned of demographic engineering.