Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Syrian forces have pushed Kurdish fighters out of several cities and villages in the Aleppo region on Saturday after Kurdish leaders announced they were withdrawing.
The Syrian military took control of Maskana and continued its advance on other communities controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, which largely is made up of Kurds, CNN reported.
The SDF's media center reported the Kurdish forces are "engaged in intense clashes" with the Syrian military and accused government officials in Damascus of violating a recent truce agreement.
"As a result of the Damascus government's treachery and violation of the internationally sponsored agreement, groups of our fighters remain besieged in the towns of Deir Hafer and Maskana, despite the agreement stipulating a 48-hour deadline for our forces to withdraw," the SDF said in an earlier post.
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