SDF fighters are refusing to leave Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud areas and intend to 'resist' the Syrian army.

The Syrian army has declared Aleppo’s Kurdish areas 'closed military zones' and ordered civilians to leave.

The Syrian army has declared Aleppo’s Kurdish areas 'closed military zones' and ordered civilians to leave.

Violence follows failure to implement deal to integrate Kurdish-led forces into Syrian state institutions.

Syria's army has commenced concentrated artillery strikes targeting SDF positions inside Aleppo city neighbourhoods.

Thousands displaced in Aleppo as clashes between Syrian forces and the SDF intensify for the third consecutive day.

People told to leave three areas as fears grow of wider conflict between government and Kurdish authorities

'A full curfew' imposed in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh, and four nearby areas, Aleppo's internal security command says.

'A full curfew' imposed in Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh and four nearby areas, Aleppo's internal security command says.

Syria's Defence Ministry has announced a ceasefire in Aleppo neighbourhoods after fighting killed 22 people.

Syria's Defence Ministry has announced a ceasefire in Aleppo neighbourhoods after fighting killed 22 people.

Kurdish fighters are refusing to leave Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud areas and intend to 'resist' the Syrian army.

SDF fighters are refusing to leave Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud areas and intend to 'resist' the Syrian army.

Kurdish fighters in Aleppo reject evacuation order despite a ceasefire, amid ongoing tensions and civilian displacement in Syria.

Syrian army has given SDF fighters a new deadline to lay down the arms and has also warned of imminent attacks.

The development comes after deadlines given to SDF fighters to lay down the arms have expired.

Syrian army announces the start of a military operation in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood of Aleppo.

The fighting presents yet another challenge for a country struggling to forge a new path since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad a year ago.

The Syrian army is locked in intense fighting in Aleppo after SDF fighters refused to withdraw under a ceasefire.

Dozens of people have been killed in the clashes with more than 150,000 displaced.

Dozens of people have been killed in the clashes with more than 150,000 displaced.