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Clashes renewed between Syrian security forces and the SDF in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo.

Violent clashes have resumed in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo.

SDF targets Syrian army positions with heavy machine guns in the town of Al-Bulayl in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside

SDF: The sounds of explosions heard in the vicinity of Hasakah are due to joint exercises with the International Coalition forces.

The Turkish army is targeting SDF positions and movements in the eastern countryside of Ras al-Ayn city with artillery and airstrikes.

Loud explosions heard in the city of Hasakah

US is "closely monitoring" the tensions in Syria's Aleppo, a State Department spokesperson told Washington-based journalist @diyarkurda

Syrian Army Falcon drones struck two missile launchers used by SDF militants in the Meskana region south of Manbij. Six militants were neutralized.

The Syrian army is shelling a military barracks belonging to the SDF in the "Haboub Tal al-Sous" center in Deir Hafer, east of Aleppo, with artillery fire.

Syrian army drones target a SDF militia position at the Fifth Junction near the town of Maskana.

Aleppo Governorate: The suspension of classes in schools and universities (public and private) in Aleppo city is extended until tomorrow, Thursday, due to the ongoing situation; The decision to resume classes or not in other government institutions and directorates is left to the directors and officials, provided that security and safety are taken into consideration.

The attacks on the Kurdish neighbourhoods in Aleppo continue. 40 minutes ago the STG launched an assault which they had to stop - now artillery strikes are again raining down on the residential areas of the Kurdish neighbourhoods in Aleppo

The SDF renews its targeting of neighborhoods near the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud districts in Aleppo.

Heavy Syrian government forces have gathered around Kurdish neighborhoods and are preparing to attack

Syrian forces have resumed attacks on the Kurdish neighborhoods of Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsood in Aleppo following a brief lull in fighting

.@Asayish_Aleppo says that in the Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, the number of civilian casualties has risen to seven, and the number of wounded to 54 civilians, "most of them children and women.”

A statement from the Syrian government: What was stated in the SDF statement regarding the situation in Aleppo, particularly in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods, contains fundamental inaccuracies. The SDF's assertion that it has no military presence inside Aleppo is an explicit admission that absolves it of any role or involvement in the city's security and military affairs and confirms that the exclusive responsibility lies with the SDF.

Turkish-backed armed groups "opened fire on grain silos in the village of Um El-Kêf, west of the city of Tal Tamr."

Abdul Qader Farah, director of Al-Razi Hospital in Aleppo: The number of civilian injuries has risen to 27 as a result of the SDF targeting residential neighborhoods in Aleppo.

Coalition helicopters flew along the riverbed and over the seven villages northeast of Deir ez-Zor

SDF: Continued military operations in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods will lead to serious repercussions not limited to Aleppo alone.

Three members of the Internal Security Forces were injured in the vicinity of the Shihhan roundabout in Aleppo as a result of the SDF militia targeting the area.

Members of the Internal Security Forces were injured as a result of shelling by the SDF organization while they were trying to help residents leave the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods in Aleppo.

SANA correspondent in Aleppo: The SDF continues to target Nile Street and the Syriac Quarter with mortar and artillery shells. Syria, Aleppo

Street fighting between SDF and Syrian government forces in Kurdish neighborhoods of Aleppo

Senior Kurdish official in Northern Syria, Foza Alyusuf, describes the attacks by Damascus-affiliated forces in Kurdish areas of Aleppo as "strategic mistakes."

A security source reported that an explosive device was dismantled by engineering teams from the Internal Security Command in the Al-Ramouseh neighborhood of Aleppo.

Syria: a tank photographed while targeting an Asayish position near Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo. For the first time, Government's tanks are equipped with an anti-drone cage.

Civil Defense: The SDF targets Al-Zuhour Street, designated for the evacuation of civilians in Aleppo, with artillery and rocket fire.

Clashes continue in the areas surrounding the neighborhoods controlled by the SDF.

The Syrian Army Operations Command: Security and stability will soon be established in the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods in a manner appropriate to protect residents from the brutality of the SDF. The SDF is targeting residents as they leave the neighborhoods to prevent them from escaping.

The Syrian Arab Army Operations Command: The Syrian Arab Army has not initiated any operations to advance towards areas controlled by the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) and continues to secure the safe passage of civilians from the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods. The SDF is targeting civilians as they leave these neighborhoods to prevent them from escaping. Security and stability will soon be established in the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods in a manner appropriate to protect the residents from the SDF's brutality.

Fires broke out in civilian properties as a result of artillery shelling by the SDF militia on the Syriac Quarter in Aleppo.

SDF: SDF Internal Security Forces in Aleppo thwarted the first attempt to infiltrate the Castello Hill at 3:00 PM using tanks. The attackers suffered heavy losses and fled the area, leaving the bodies of their dead behind. the attackers from the Damascus government factions continue to shell safe residential neighborhoods with artillery and tanks in the areas of Lairamoun, Sheikhoun, Al-Suryan, and the surrounding areas, resulting in injuries to two civilians

The Syrian Arab Army has managed to extend its control over some positions on the outskirts of the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods in Aleppo

Syrian Army forces have begun storming the SDF-held pocket in Aleppo

Syrian Ministry of Information: The army will launch a limited military operation in Aleppo in response to attacks by the SDF targeting civilian neighborhoods in the city.

Ministry of Interior of Syria: Internal security forces in Aleppo have begun imposing a security cordon around the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods.

The Syrian Arab Army Operations Command: We declare that all SDF military positions within the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo are legitimate military targets for the Syrian Arab Army, following the group's major escalation towards Aleppo's neighborhoods and its perpetration of numerous massacres against civilians. ? We urge our civilian population in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo to immediately distance themselves from SDF positions. We announce two safe humanitarian corridors: the Al-Awarid crossing and the Al-Zuhour Street crossing, which are well-known to residents of the area, until 3:00 PM.

Pro-Kurdish/SDF ANHA news agency has identified six civilians killed in the Kurdish neighborhoods, 43 civilians injured, and one Asayish member killed

Artillery shelling on Ashrafieh in Aleppo, coinciding with intermittent clashes

The SDC strongly condemns the shelling that targeted the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and al-Ashrafieh in Aleppo, which resulted in civilian casualties, amid a suffocating siege and the direct targeting of densely populated residential areas by factions linked to the Syrian Interim Government

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that due to clashes, air traffic and school attendance have been suspended in Aleppo.

SDF: A number of militants affiliated with Damascus government factions, who attempted to infiltrate the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood under tank cover, fled after suffering heavy losses at the hands of Internal Security Forces, forcing them to retreat and withdraw from their advance. Despite the failed infiltration attempt, artillery shelling by these factions continues, targeting residential areas in the neighborhood, in a dangerous escalation that poses a grave threat to civilian lives. Internal Security Forces Media Center - Aleppo

Syrian media: Flights to and from Aleppo airport suspended for 24 hours due to current security developments

The Internal Security Forces (Asayish) in Aleppo, announce that two of their "members (Abdulrahman Zakaria and Suleiman Izzat) were injured this evening following the resumption of clashes with armed factions affiliated with the transitional government."

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee calls on both sides to de-escalate in Sheikh Maqsoud, saying chaos only benefits ISIS and Iran.