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Residents began returning to a disputed neighborhood in the northern Syrian city of Syria on Sunday. Aleppo There have been days of deadly clashes between government forces and Kurdish-led forces. First responders stepped in to care for residents, clear rubble and defuse mines.
Clashes broke out on Tuesday, mainly in the Kurdish After the Government and the Syrian Government, Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafiyeh and Bani Zayed Communities democracy Forces is the main Kurdish-led force in the country but has failed to make progress on how to integrate the Kurds. Self-Defense Forces Enter the National Army. Security forces have since captured Ashrafiyeh and Bani Zaid.
The fighting between the two sides is the fiercest since then-President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels in December 2024. At least 23 people were killed in five days of conflict and more than 140,000 people were displaced by shelling and drone strikes.
Kurdish fighters have been evacuated from the Sheikh Maqsud neighborhood to northeastern Syria and are under the control of the SDF. However, they said in a statement that they would continue fighting now that the wounded and civilians had been evacuated in what they called a “partial ceasefire.”
The neighborhood appeared calm Sunday.
Government security forces took journalists on a tour of the affected area, showing them the damaged Khalid al-Fajer hospital and a military position belonging to the SDF security forces that had been targeted by government forces.
The SDF statement accused the government of targeting the hospital “dozens of times” before evacuating patients. Damascus accuses Kurdish-led groups of using hospitals and other civilian facilities as military positions.
On one street, Syrian Arab Red Crescent first responders spoke to a resident surrounded by charred cars and heavily damaged residential buildings.
Some residents told The Associated Press that the Self-Defense Forces were not allowing their cars to leave through checkpoints.
“We had a horrific night. I still can’t believe I’m here on my own two feet,” Ahmed Sheko said. “So far, it’s been peaceful. There haven’t been any shots fired.”
Syrian Civil Defense first responders have been disarming improvised mines that they say are traps left by Kurdish forces.
Fleeing residents are not allowed to return to their communities until all mines are cleared. Some were reminded of displacement during Syria’s long civil war.
“I want to go back to my home, please,” Hoda Alnasiri said.
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Associated Press reporter Kareem Chehayeb in Beirut contributed to this report.