Iraqi Kurdish protesters wave the flag of Kurdistan during a demonstration in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, in support of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighting government forces in Aleppo, on Jan. 9, 2026. (Credit: Safin Hamid/ AFP) Iraqi Kurdish protesters wave the Kurdistan flag as they march in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region, during a demonstration in support of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighting government forces in Aleppo on January 9, 2026. Syria's army warned on January 9, it would renew attacks against a Kurdish-majority district of Aleppo and urged residents to evacuate, state media reported, hours after a ceasefire was announced. (Photo by Safin HAMID / AFP)
The Syrian army announced on Saturday that it had completed a “full security operation” in one of two Aleppo neighborhoods where it has been fighting Kurdish fighters since Tuesday.
“We announce the end of a full security operation in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo,” the army said in a statement carried by the official Sana news agency, while warning residents to remain in their homes. However, AFP correspondents in Aleppo reported that shelling could still be heard after the announcement.
The Syrian army announced on Saturday that it had completed a “full security operation” in one of two Aleppo neighborhoods where it has been fighting Kurdish fighters since Tuesday.
“We announce the end of a full security operation in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo,” the army said in a statement carried by the official Sana news agency, while warning residents to remain in their homes. However, AFP correspondents in Aleppo reported that shelling could still be heard after the announcement.
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