Overview

• The ceasefire was reported in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh districts after hours of gunfire and shelling overnight, with state media citing a deal to halt fighting.
• At least one member of Syria’s internal security forces was killed and several others, along with civilians, were wounded in the clashes, according to Syrian state outlets.
• The Syrian Defence Ministry said its redeployments along front lines with the SDF in the northeast were preventative and not a prelude to wider operations.
• SDF spokesperson Farhad Shami denied targeting checkpoints, said the group has no forces in the two neighborhoods, and accused pro-government factions of trying to enter the areas with tanks under a siege.
• U.S. officials recently met SDF commander Mazloum Abdi to press faster implementation of the March integration agreement, as mutual accusations and local disruptions raise escalation and humanitarian risks.