Thousands flee as Syrian army closes Aleppo’s Kurdish areas amid clashes

Violence, designation of ‘closed military zones’ and evacuations of civilians follow collapse of talks aimed at ending standoff over absorption of semiautonomous Kurdish forces by state institutions.

Several killed in fighting between Syrian army, Kurdish-led SDF in Aleppo

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Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in Aleppo after the Syrian army declared two Kurdish neighbourhoods “closed military zones” amid a second day of clashes with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Thousands flee as Syrian army closes Aleppo’s Kurdish areas amid clashes

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