"The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Tuesday that three members of Syria's Internal Security Forces and several civilians were also injured in the SDF attacks on checkpoints located in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Al-Ashrafieh neighbourhoods in the northern city of Aleppo. list of 4 itemsend of list Fighters fired mortar shells and heavy machine guns in the clashes while SDF snipers had taken up positions on rooftops in the neighbourhoods, SANA reported, citing a local security source."
"SDF spokesperson Farhad Shami denied that the group's personnel had targeted checkpoints in Aleppo, saying it had no forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Al-Ashrafieh neighbourhoods. Farhad also accused Syrian government factions of attempting to enter Kurdish-held districts with tanks and called for the lifting of what he described as a government siege in the city, warning that the Syrian military's actions would worsens the plight of local residents."
A member of Syria's internal security forces was killed and three others were injured during clashes in Aleppo, with civilians also reported wounded. The Syrian army and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reportedly called a truce in two Aleppo neighbourhoods after an SDF attack on a checkpoint. SANA reported SDF attacks on checkpoints in Sheikh Maqsoud and Al-Ashrafieh and said fighters used mortar shells and heavy machine guns while SDF snipers took rooftop positions. The Syrian Defence Ministry said recent manoeuvres were a planned redeployment. The SDF denied targeting checkpoints and accused government factions of attempting entry with tanks. Aleppo's governor urged residents to stay home and said efforts were under way to calm the situation and stop the clashes.
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