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Syria tells civilians to leave Aleppo's Kurdish areas

Headline from Digital Journal, from the development of Jan 8, 2026

Newest development Jan 11, 2026 · 4 reportsSDF fighters withdraw from Aleppo after deadly Syria battles

Syria's military warned civilians in two besieged Kurdish neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo to leave on Thursday, as it prepared to conduct a fresh

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    Syria tells civilians to leave Aleppo's Kurdish areas

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

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    SDF fighters withdraw from Aleppo after deadly Syria battles

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Syrian army closes Aleppo’s Kurdish areas as clashes persist (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Violence follows collapse of talks aimed at absorption of semiautonomous Kurdish forces by state institutions.

  2. Digital Journal

    Syria tells civilians to leave Aleppo's Kurdish areas (opens Digital Journal)

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    Syria's military warned civilians in two besieged Kurdish neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo to leave on Thursday, as it prepared to conduct a fresh

  3. Digital Journal

    Syria govt demands Kurdish fighters leave Aleppo neighbourhoods (opens Digital Journal)

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    Syria's government on Wednesday demanded that Kurdish fighters leave the neighbourhoods they control in Aleppo following clashes between the two sides

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Syria: Thousands flee Aleppo fighting between army, Kurds – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Thousands of civilians left affected areas of Aleppo as the army launched strikes on Kurdish forces. The government declared a curfew, as the fighting disrupted flights, shops, universities and schools.

  5. Al-Monitor

    Syrian army orders evacuations as heavy fighting grips Aleppo's Kurdish areas (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    By Jana ChoukeirJan 8 (Reuters) - The Syrian army clashed with fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in parts of Aleppo on Thursday and ordered residents to evacuate, accusing the SDF of using Kurdish-majority areas to launch attacks, according to Syrian state media.

  6. The Guardian

    Syrian army orders Aleppo evacuations amid fighting with Kurdish forces (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    People told to leave three areas as fears grow of wider conflict between government and Kurdish authorities

  7. Al Jazeera

    SDF fighters refuse to leave Aleppo as Syrian army enters key districts (opens Al Jazeera)

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    SDF fighters are refusing to leave Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud areas and intend to ‘resist’ the Syrian army.

  8. Digital Journal

    Syria urges Kurdish fighters to surrender after ramping up Aleppo operation (opens Digital Journal)

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    Syria's army said its operation in a Kurdish neighbourhood of Aleppo was nearing completion early Saturday and urged fighters from the minority to

  9. The World from PRX

    Syrian forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo reach a ceasefire (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    The Syrian army has been fighting Kurdish forces in the city of Aleppo in the north of the country. The clashes are the most intense since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. The army ordered the residents in some neighborhoods to evacuate.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Fighting resumes in Aleppo after ceasefire between SDF, army collapses (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The Syrian army is locked in fighting in Aleppo after SDF fighters refused to withdraw under a ceasefire.

  11. Al Jazeera

    SDF fighters withdraw from Aleppo after deadly Syria battles (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Dozens of people have been killed in the clashes with more than 150,000 displaced.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Syria: Kurdish forces leave Aleppo after days of fighting – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Syrian army forces have taken control of the Kurdish-dominated districts in Aleppo after a ceasefire was announced.

  13. Al-Monitor

    Syria's Kurdish fighters agree to leave Aleppo after deadly clashes (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Syria's Kurdish fighters said Sunday that they agreed under a ceasefire to withdraw from Aleppo after days of fighting government forces in the city. Hours earlier, Syria's military said it had finished operations in the Kurdish-held Sheikh Maqsud neighbourhood with state television reporting that K…

  14. Al Jazeera

    Last SDF fighters leave Syria’s Aleppo after days of deadly clashes (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Aleppo governor says last SDF fighters have left the city after the Syrian army took control of the Sheikh Maqsoud area.

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