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Syrian army says it finished combing through Aleppo neighbourhood, signalling takeover from Kurdish forces

By Thomson Reuters Jan 10, 2026 | 12:36 AM

Jan 10 (Reuters) – The Syrian army said ‍on Saturday that it had finished combing through ‌Aleppo city’s ‌Sheikh Maksoud neighbourhood, signalling a takeover from Kurdish fighters.

The ​Syrian army earlier ‍said ​it would ​push into ‍the last Kurdish-held district of Aleppo on Friday ‍after Kurdish groups there rejected a ‍government ‍demand for ​their ​fighters ⁠to withdraw under ‌a ceasefire deal.

(Reporting by Maya Gebeily; Editing by William ⁠Mallard)