Syrian Kurdish Fighters Withdraw from Aleppo After Deadly Clashes and Ceasefire

Ceasefire and Withdrawal from Aleppo

• 🤝 An agreement has been reached for Syrian Kurdish fighters (SDF) to withdraw from Aleppo following days of intense fighting.
• 🕊️ The ceasefire, brokered through international mediation, aims to halt attacks and violations against civilians in the city.
• 🚌 Under the agreement, martyrs, the wounded, trapped civilians, and fighters are being evacuated from the Ashrafier and Shik Makud neighborhoods to northern and eastern Syria.

Intense Fighting and Displacement

• 💥 The conflict centered around the Sheh Makud and Ashrafia neighborhoods, with Syrian security force vehicles entering the Kurdish-majority Shik Muksud area.
• 🏘️ Residents were forced to flee their homes due to the intense fighting and bombing, with local mosques providing shelter to the displaced.
• 💔 Personal accounts highlight the fear and difficulty of reaching loved ones amidst the chaos.

Background of the Conflict

• 📉 The violence erupted after the collapse of a March agreement that intended to integrate Kurdish autonomous institutions into the central government.
• ⚖️ The transcript mentions ongoing struggles with massacres of Alawites and anti-Jewish violence, despite pledges to protect minorities by the government of Ahmed al-Shar following Bashar al-Assad's fall in December 2024.