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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Syrian army tells Kurdish forces to withdraw from area east of Aleppo city
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSyria’s army tells Kurdish forces to withdraw from an area east of Aleppo after dislodging fighters from two neighborhoods in the city in deadly clashes last week.
State television publishes an army statement with a map declaring a large area a “closed military zone” and says “all armed groups in this area must withdraw to east of the Euphrates” River.
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