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Syrian army moves into area east of Aleppo after Kurdish troops agree to withdraw
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleALEPPO, Syria — Syria’s army says its forces have begun entering an area east of the city of Aleppo after Kurdish forces agreed a day earlier to withdraw from the region following recent clashes.
In a statement carried by state television, the army says its forces “began entering the western Euphrates area, starting with the town of Deir Hafer,” after Kurdish forces had agreed to withdraw this morning.
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