The development comes after deadlines given to SDF fighters to lay down the arms have expired.
The development comes after deadlines given to SDF fighters to lay down the arms have expired.
Fierce fighting in Aleppo: Third day of violence between army & Kurdish-led SDF
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Syrian army has given SDF fighters a new deadline to lay down the arms and has also warned of imminent attacks.
These were the updates from Friday, January 9, 2026.
SDF fighters are refusing to leave Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud areas and intend to 'resist' the Syrian army.
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Syria's Defence Ministry has announced a ceasefire in Aleppo neighbourhoods after fighting killed 22 people.
The Syrian army is locked in intense fighting in Aleppo after SDF fighters refused to withdraw under a ceasefire.
