ALEPPO (Syria), Jan 11: Kurdish fighters were evacuated from a contested neighbourhood in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, officials said early Sunday, a move that could bring an end to several days of violent clashes with government forces.
State-run news agency SANA reported buses transported the last of the fighters from the Aleppo neighbourhood of Sheikh Maqsoud to northeastern Syria, which is under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
“Through international mediation to halt the attacks and violations against our people in Aleppo, we have reached an understanding leading to a ceasefire and the safe evacuation of martyrs, the wounded, trapped civilians, and fighters from the Achrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhoods to northern and eastern Syria,” SDF commander Mazloum Abdi said in a post on X.
He called for “mediators to uphold their promises to stop the violations and work towards the safe return of the displaced to their homes.”
An Associated Press journalist at the scene saw buses leaving Sunday and was told by officials that the transports carried 360 fighters. Other buses carrying civilians and detained fighters departed on Saturday. (AP)
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