{"id":440,"date":"2026-01-08T08:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/?p=440"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:49:42","slug":"sdf-escalates-attacks-in-syrias-aleppo-shells-residential-neighbourhoods-for-3rd-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/sdf-escalates-attacks-in-syrias-aleppo-shells-residential-neighbourhoods-for-3rd-day\/","title":{"rendered":"SDF escalates attacks in Syria\u2019s Aleppo, shells residential neighbourhoods for 3rd day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Group targets Lairamoun area, Shihan traffic circle in Aleppo using machine-gun fire, Syrian television reports <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p>By Laith Aljnaidi and Lina Altawell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DAMASCUS \/ ISTANBUL (AA) &#8211; The PKK\/YPG terrorist group operating under the name of SDF shelled residential neighborhoods in Aleppo in northern Syria for the third consecutive day on Thursday, Syrian media reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alikhbariyah TV said SDF forces targeted the Lairamoun area and the Shihan traffic circle in the city using machine-gun fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shelling was the latest SDF attacks in Aleppo, where at least six people were killed and 39 others injured since Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The broadcaster said civil defence teams and internal security forces continued to evacuate civilians from the Ashrafiyah and Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhoods through Al-Zohour Street due to the SDF violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Syrian figures, more than 3 000 civilians have been displaced from their areas over the SDF attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The violence has forced the provincial administration in Aleppo to extend the suspension of classes at public and private schools and universities in the city on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 10, the Syrian presidency announced the signing of an agreement for the SDF\u2019s integration into state institutions, reaffirming the country&#8217;s territorial unity and rejecting any attempts at division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Syrian authorities say that in the months since, the SDF has not shown any efforts to meet the terms of the agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Syrian government has intensified efforts to maintain security across the country since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime on December 8, 2024, after 24 years in power. &#8211; Anadulo Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>Group targets Lairamoun area, Shihan traffic circle in Aleppo using machine-gun fire, Syrian television reports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[40,38],"class_list":{"0":"post-440","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-conflict-zones","8":"tag-aleppo","9":"tag-syria"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":442,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440\/revisions\/442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}