Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Force fighters flash victory signs in a convoy leaving Aleppo, Syria, on April 9, 2025. Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have agreed to halt fighting after deadly clashes erupted in two Kurdish-majority quarters of Aleppo, the country’s second-largest city.
The Syrian Defense Ministry stated on Dec. 22 that government forces had been ordered to “halt targeting sources of fire” linked to the SDF in Aleppo, according to state news agency SANA.
