{"id":414,"date":"2026-01-07T03:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/?p=414"},"modified":"2026-02-02T20:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:54:49","slug":"5-killed-16-injured-in-attacks-by-sdf-terror-group-in-syrias-aleppo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/5-killed-16-injured-in-attacks-by-sdf-terror-group-in-syrias-aleppo\/","title":{"rendered":"5 killed, 16 injured in attacks by SDF terror group in Syria\u2019s Aleppo"},"content":{"rendered":"

State media says SDF attacks in northern Syria targeted army sites, residential buildings, school, hospital <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

By Laith Al-jnaidi, Lina Altawell, Rania Abushamala and Esra Tekin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DAMASCUS\/ISTANBUL (AA) – A Syrian soldier and four civilians, including a child, were killed, and several others were wounded on Tuesday in attacks by the SDF terror group in the northern city of Aleppo, according to media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said a drone attack targeted army deployment sites near the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, killing one soldier and injuring others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SANA reported that the four civilians, which included two women and a child, were killed in SDF shelling of residential buildings in the Al-Midan neighborhood in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing local officials in Aleppo, the agency said 16 people were also injured, including children and nine civil servants, in the SDF attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outlet also reported the displacement of residents from Nile Street in northern Aleppo toward safer areas after SDF attacks on residential buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDF terrorists also shelled Zahi Azrak Hospital, affiliated with the Aleppo Health Directorate, in the Bustan al-Basha neighborhood and Al-Kalima School in the New Seryan neighborhood in Aleppo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No information was yet available about casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to SANA, the Syrian army evacuated staff from another hospital in Aleppo city after it came under fire by the terrorist group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agency said army units transported medical personnel from Aleppo Internal Medicine Hospital in armored vehicles to Al-Razi Hospital to ensure their safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDF terrorists also hit the Tattan fuel station in the Suleimaniyah area with a suicide drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Syrian authorities announced that classes would suspended on Wednesday at schools and universities, along with work at government institutions in Aleppo, due to continued artillery shelling by the SDF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aleppo Governor Azam al-Gharib said the suspension applies to public and private schools and universities, as well as government departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll collective and social activities have also been canceled during this period to ensure everyone\u2019s safety,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He urged citizens to \u201cexercise caution, avoid heading to the city centre or passing through areas of clashes, and stay away from gathering points.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe reassure you that the competent authorities and relevant forces are dealing firmly with sources of gunfire, and the necessary measures have been taken to bring the situation under control and ensure public security,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahmad Muaffaq Zaidan, a media affairs adviser to the Syrian presidency, condemned the SDF attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe practices of the SDF militias today reminded Syrians of the gangs of (ousted President Bashar) al-Assad, through their violation of pledges, covenants and agreements, targeting civilians, terrorizing them and forcing them from their homes,\u201d he said on the US social media company X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSyria is one, united \u2014 Arabs and Kurds, with all its components,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Syrian Defence Ministry said that it had carried out retaliatory strikes against positions of the PKK\/YPG terror organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe SDF has been escalating its attacks against army units and civilians in Aleppo province for the third consecutive day,\u201d the ministry\u2019s media and communications directorate said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It said army units targeted SDF sources of fire and the launch points of the terrorist group\u2019s unmanned aerial vehicles in response to the attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the statement, some SDF terrorists were neutralized, and an ammunition depot was destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTuesday\u2019s attacks clearly demonstrate again that the SDF does not recognise the March 10 Agreement,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It stressed that the organization has effectively violated the agreement, accusing the PKK\/YPG of attempting \u201cto draw the army into open warfare by seeking to determine the battlefield on its own terms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An official at Aleppo\u2019s Media Directorate told SANA that the SDF \u201cviolated the agreement concluded in March 2025 between the Syrian government and the SDF,\u201d and has moved toward an escalation by targeting the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods with \u201csnipers and indiscriminate artillery fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official said civilian areas were hit, including the Agriculture Directorate building in the Al-Midan neighborhood, and that areas surrounding Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud have witnessed displacement due to the \u201cdirect and indiscriminate\u201d attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the SDF was \u201cpreventing residents from leaving the two neighbourhoods,\u201d despite Internal Security Forces opening checkpoints and securing civilians during their exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attacks came one day after three soldiers were injured in a similar SDF drone strike in the Aleppo countryside on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, Alikhbaria TV channel reported that meetings were held in Damascus with SDF representatives, including its commander Mazloum Abdi, to follow up on the implementation of a March 10, 2025, agreement, adding that the talks produced no tangible results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Syrian officials accuse the SDF of delaying the implementation of the agreement signed by Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and the group\u2019s leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SDF is dominated by the terrorist group YPG, the Syrian branch of the terrorist PKK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 10, the Syrian presidency announced the signing of an agreement for the SDF\u2019s integration into state institutions, reaffirming the country’s territorial unity and rejecting any attempts at division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Syrian authorities say that in the months since, the SDF has not shown any efforts to meet the terms of the agreement. – Anadulo Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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