One killed in Damascus bombing of Aleppo’s Kurdish area: Asayish

“We responded strongly to these attacks, targeting two positions belonging to these armed factions,” the Asayish said.

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SDF, Syrian state forces clashes escalate at Aleppo flashpoint

"Factions affiliated with the Damascus government have moved tanks and heavy military vehicles to the vicinity of the Ashrafiyeh neighborhood in the city of Aleppo, in a new escalatory step that came after their attack on one of the Internal Security Forces’ checkpoints using RPG rockets," said the Kurdish-led internal security forces (Asayish) in Aleppo.

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Syria, SDF trade blame for Aleppo clashes

Syria's state-owned SANA news agency and the Kurdish-led SDF have issued statements blaming each other for the clashes in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods.

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SDF kills one Damascus-affiliated militiaman in northern Syria clashes

“A group of militants affiliated with the Damascus government attempted to infiltrate one of our positions in the countryside of the Tishreen Dam area, using hand grenades to target our fighters and destabilize the region,” the SDF said in a statement.

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Aleppo’s Kurdish-majority neighborhoods under blockade despite ceasefire: Local media

Hawar News Agency (ANHA) said that all seven roads leading to the neighborhoods remain blocked, with government forces maintaining earthen barriers erected when the siege began on October 6. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said security forces have allowed only pedestrians on two roads, while vehicle access remains suspended.

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Damascus, SDF agree to immediate ceasefire after deadly Aleppo clashes

The meeting took place after Monday’s clashes between the Asayish and Damascus forces in Aleppo’s Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud, following a crackdown on demonstrators protesting the government’s unexplained closure of all roads leading to the area.

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Rojava’s PYD warns against 'broader conflict' after Aleppo clashes 

The party accused the Damascus government of imposing a “suffocating siege” by closing all roads leading to the neighborhoods, and attacking civilians peacefully demanding its lifting, leaving “dozens” wounded. 

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Syrian government forces clash with Kurdish Asayish in Aleppo

The Kurdish-led internal security forces (Asayish) said in a statement in the early hours of Tuesday that its forces were “repelled a large-scale attack launched by forces affiliated with the interim government.”

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