The Syrian authorities increased this Tuesday the number of dead to four and the number of injured to 14, following fierce clashes the night before between the Kurdish-led armed alliance, Syrian Democratic Forces (FSD)and Syrian government troops in the city Aleppoin the northwest of the country. The most affected areas include the parts of the city that are predominantly inhabited by Kurds Sheikh Maqsoud And Ashrafiewhere mortars, rocket launchers and heavy machine guns were used, causing property damage to civilian homes and the temporary cessation of activities at educational institutions and government offices.
He Ministry of Health informed the official Syrian news agency, FURYthat the FSD They attacked a residential area nearby Al-Razi Hospital in Aleppo, in which four civilians died and 14 others were injured, including several civil defense volunteers. The spokesman for Syrian Interior Ministry, Noureddine al Babaaccused the Kurdish alliance of carrying out “systematic attacks in Aleppo, against densely populated neighborhoods and the Al-Razi hospital,” calling these events “a dangerous escalation” and part of the FSD’s attempts to “undermine the March 10 agreement signed with the Syrian state” to negotiate the future of the FSD and the administration of the regions it controls, according to statements carried by official Syrian television. Al Ijbariya.
The spokesman of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Farhad Shamirejected the Damascus government’s accusations and stated in a message on his X account that “Al-Razi Hospital was not attacked in any way.” Shami denounced that the government “uses lies as a political tool to justify its attacks” and claimed that “dozens of documented videos show artillery and tank bombings carried out by factions of the Damascus government in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods and other areas.”
After A night of violence in AleppoOfficial Syrian and Kurdish media reported that both sides had reached an agreement to suspend response to the other side’s shooting to allow calm to gradually return to the city. He Governor of Aleppo Province, Azzam al-Gharibstated that “after a heartbreaking night, the city’s neighborhoods are gradually returning to normality” and that technical teams continue to repair the damage to power and telecommunications networks caused by the attacks.
Al Gharib reported that he was in “constant contact” with the Syrian president. Ahmed al Sharaaand assured that “they will spare no effort to restore security and stability in the province.” In response to the security situation, the governor had ordered the temporary suspension of classes this Tuesday in all public and private schools and universities, as well as in government offices in the center of Aleppo, with the exception of facilities dedicated to medical care and emergency services.
Both parties, FSD and Syrian authorities accused each other of violating agreements reached in March last year to integrate Syrian Kurdish fighters into the new Syria’s security forces, leading to clashes in Kurdish neighborhoods that later spread to other areas. The March 10 agreement, signed after the fall of Bashar al-Assad More than a year ago, it sought a solution for the self-proclaimed autonomous zones in northeastern Syria, but implementation suffered repeated setbacks and negotiations only recently resumed.
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