Ceasefire declared between Syrian forces, Kurdish fighters after one killed

"The Syrian army and the United States-backed SDF clashed after SDF fighters reportedly targeted checkpoints in the city, according to the state-run news agency SANA. SDF forces allegedly fired into residential areas in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighbourhoods of Aleppo with mortar shells and heavy machine guns, SANA reported, adding there were civilian casualties. Residents of the area told The Associated Press that two security guards in a public park were killed on Tuesday by shelling, and a woman and a child were wounded."

"The SDF denied attacking the checkpoints and said its forces withdrew from the area months ago. It blamed the outbreak of violence on aggression by government forces. It also issued a statement on Tuesday accusing government military factions of carrying out repeated attacks against civilians in the Aleppo neighbourhoods and imposing a siege on them. The violence was the latest flare-up in tensions between the interim government and the SDF, which has sought to retain de facto autonomy in the northeast part of the country."

A landmark deal to integrate the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with state institutions has stalled amid reciprocal accusations of violence. Syria declared a ceasefire between its security forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo after at least one person was killed and four were injured overnight. Defence minister Murhaf Abu Qasra met SDF commander Mazloum Abdi and announced a comprehensive ceasefire across northern and northeastern fronts, with immediate implementation. State media reported clashes after SDF fighters allegedly targeted checkpoints and fired into residential areas in Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh, causing civilian casualties. The SDF denied the attacks, said its forces had withdrawn months earlier, blamed government aggression, and accused government military factions of repeated attacks and sieges. The violence undermined the March integration agreement and heightened tensions over SDF autonomy in the northeast.

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