Syrian army says it completed ‘security sweep’ of Kurdish neighborhood of Aleppo

By AFP 10 January 2026, 8:43 am

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Residents of Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud area evacuate their neighborhood after warnings from the Syrian army that called on civilians to get out of harms way, following the refusal of Kurdish fighter forces to leave Aleppo, on January 9, 2026. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)

ALEPPO, Syria — The Syrian army says that it has completed a “security sweep” of a neighborhood in Aleppo where its forces have clashed with Kurdish fighters.

“We announce the completion of a full security sweep of the Sheikh Maqsud neighborhood in Aleppo,” the army says in a statement carried by state media, while warning residents to stay in their homes. AFP correspondents in Aleppo said shelling could still be heard after the announcement.