The accord, brokered by international mediators, facilitates the safe exit of civilians and combatants from the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maksood neighborhoods, TASNIM reported.
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), also known as QSD, began evacuating Sheikh Maksood neighborhood using buses, while Syria’s interim government forces are deploying within the area. Approximately 400 SDF personnel have reportedly left Aleppo and are moving towards areas under their control in eastern Syria.
US Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barak, held talks with the Syrian interim government's president and foreign minister in Damascus on Saturday night, discussing the situation in Aleppo. Barak stated that he urged all parties to cease hostilities and return to the negotiating table.
Aleppo, situated in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border, has been a focal point of conflict. The Syrian interim government’s army announced a halt to military operations in Sheikh Maksood on Wednesday, following clashes between government forces and SDF that resulted in at least nine deaths, mostly civilians. The fighting concentrated in Kurdish-majority areas, particularly Sheikh Maksood and Ashrafieh, and involved exchanges of fire.
This agreement follows recent talks in Damascus concerning the integration of SDF forces into the Syrian army, discussions which Kurdish officials say yielded "no tangible results." The SDF controls significant portions of northern and eastern Syria, including major oil and gas fields. The Syrian government accuses them of attempting to undermine integration agreements and escalate the conflict.
MNA
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