Clashes Erupt Between Kurdish Forces and Syrian Army in Aleppo

Fighting continues for a second day in Aleppo’s majority-Kurdish neighborhoods. The violence began after unknown assailants opened fire on security checkpoints in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Al-Ashrafiyah districts. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a war monitor, reports that seven people have been hospitalized due to the clashes. The group also states that residents have begun fleeing to areas they consider safer. The checkpoints are operated by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led military alliance. They are now engaged in combat with units of the Syrian national army. The exact cause of the initial attack remains unclear. This incident marks a significant escalation in tensions between the two forces, who control different sectors of the divided city of Aleppo.