Syria: Damascus Government Attacks on Kurdish Neighborhood
Axîn Nûcan, a commander of Aleppo’s defense forces, said the mercenaries have fled. “We will win. Our people are with us, we are determined.” Photo courtesy of ANF News. Clashes erupted in northern Aleppo on January 7, 2026, after Syria’s military opened evacuation corridors for civilians in the predominantly Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh. About 850 civilians fled before the army’s deadline, after