Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods in northern Aleppo saw rapid field developments, as parts of the two areas began to be handed over to the Syrian state, according to on-the-ground information verified by Enab Baladi correspondents.
Successive defections were recorded among members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and its Internal Security Forces (Asayish), as the Internal Security Forces prepared to deploy inside the neighborhoods and extend security control as a step toward securing them.
An Enab Baladi correspondent quoted Aleppo Governorate’s Public Relations Directorate as saying there were understandings with some residents to hand over their areas, and that a number of Asayish fighters affiliated with the SDF had refrained from confronting government forces.
A military source told Enab Baladi that government forces had begun sweep operations in parts of Ashrafieh neighborhood in northern Aleppo, aiming to remove any remaining SDF presence and secure the area.
Enab Baladi also obtained video recordings showing Internal Security Forces deployed at the first roundabout in Ashrafieh neighborhood in northern Aleppo, as part of ongoing field movements to extend security control inside the area.
Asayish denies
For its part, the Asayish denied, in a statement, reports circulating about a handover or large scale withdrawals in Ashrafieh neighborhood, stressing that clashes were still ongoing at a high pace.
According to the statement, violent clashes continue between Asayish forces and factions affiliated with the Damascus government around Ashrafieh, amid attack attempts using tanks and armored vehicles.
The statement added that Asayish forces continue to repel those attacks, while carrying out sweep operations in some residential buildings where it said gunmen had infiltrated during the fighting.
Governor, field shift
Aleppo Governor Azzam Gharib said incoming information indicates that a number of SDF members in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh have defected, and that others have fled, paving the way, in his words, for a field shift in those areas.
He said the Internal Security Forces are preparing to deploy inside both neighborhoods to fully secure them and ensure the safe return of displaced residents to their homes.
The governor urged residents to adhere to issued instructions and not rush back until security operations are completed and returns are organized under official circulars.
Earlier today, the Syrian Civil Defense announced it had extinguished a large fire that broke out in generator rooms belonging to a bakery in al-Sabil neighborhood in Aleppo, and that a passenger bus parked nearby also burned.
The Civil Defense said the fire resulted from shelling carried out by SDF forces positioned in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh.
It added that firefighting teams intervened to contain the flames and prevent them from spreading to other sites, with no information reported about human casualties.
According to the statement, the Civil Defense considered the targeting of bakeries and service facilities a serious violation of humanitarian law, given the direct threat to civilians’ lives and the attempt to undermine basic living essentials, foremost among them bread.
Clashes since morning
Government forces had begun military operations Thursday afternoon, 8 January, on several axes north of the city, including artillery preparation and attempted tank assaults from the Sheikh Maqsoud and Lairamoun axes, as well as Ashrafieh and al-Siryan.
Asayish forces affiliated with the SDF responded with heavy weapons, artillery shelling, and exchanged gunfire between the two sides.
According to Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Aleppo, a shell landed in Khalidiya neighborhood, killing one person and injuring seven others.
Mutual artillery shelling continued on residential neighborhoods, including the university housing complex in “Unit Five.”
The correspondent said the university housing was targeted by a drone that exploded above Unit Five, with no injuries reported among students or staff.
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