The Syrian Army announced a full curfew Friday evening in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, declaring the area a closed military zone as renewed strikes followed the YPG’s refusal to withdraw despite a cease-fire aimed at ending days of clashes.
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that the army designated Sheikh Maqsoud – still under the control of the terrorist organization YPG-dominated SDF – as a closed military zone.
The army said the curfew took effect at 6:30 p.m. local time (15:30 GMT) on Friday and will remain in place "until further notice,” according to SANA.
The development comes as YPG-controlled areas continue to shrink in Aleppo, after government forces pushed the group out of the Ashrafieh and Bani Zeid neighborhoods, leaving its presence confined to Sheikh Maqsoud.
Earlier Friday, the army announced the opening of a humanitarian corridor to allow civilians to leave Sheikh Maqsoud for other parts of Aleppo, while urging SDF fighters to lay down their arms.
