"The Syrian city of Aleppo once again became the site of fighting on Friday as after Kurdish groups rejected government demands to abandon their positions. Syrian forces hit the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiya neighborhoods that have been held by Kurdish forces since the early days of the war that broke out in 2011. Although Kurdish fighters said they have already left the city, Kurdish security forces remain in place."
"The Syrian Defense Ministry announced a ceasefire overnight into Friday, calling on Kurdish forces to leave the city and move into other Kurdish-held areas. But Kurdish forces rejected what they called "a call to surrender," adding that they would "defend their neighborhoods." Several hours later, the Defense Ministry said the deadline for withdrawal had passed and that the military would take control of the districts by force. It said it had carried out strikes on locations used by Kurdish forces to attack the "people of Aleppo.""
"Kurdish security forces said some of the strikes hit a hospital, accusing the military of committing a war crime. The Defense Ministry said the site had been a weapons depot. Aleppo is home to one of the many fault lines that the post-Assad government under President Ahmad al-Sharaa are faced with. Recent fighting in the city has displaced over 140,000 people and killed at least nine civilians."
Syrian government forces struck Kurdish-held neighborhoods in Aleppo after Kurdish groups rejected orders to abandon positions. The Defense Ministry announced a ceasefire and demanded Kurdish withdrawal to other Kurdish-held areas, then declared the withdrawal deadline had passed and said the military would seize districts by force. Strikes targeted Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiya. Kurdish security forces said strikes hit a hospital and accused the military of a war crime; the Defense Ministry called the site a weapons depot. Aleppo hosts major political fault lines as the post-Assad government struggles to unite disparate groups. Recent fighting displaced over 140,000 people and killed at least nine civilians. The Kurdish-led SDF remains a key armed actor.
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