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Syrian army says controls Aleppo district, Kurdish forces deny claim


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 08:58 AFP Syria's army said it had completed a "security sweep" on Saturday of a neighbourhood in Aleppo where it clashed with Kurdish forces, who denied losing control of the area after defying calls to surrender.

Kurdish forces deny Syrian army has taken over Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsud district


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 08:08 AFP Kurdish forces denied Saturday that Syria's army had taken control of the last neighbourhood in Aleppo still in their hands, after the military said it had completed a security sweep there.

Kurdish forces deny Syrian army has taken over Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsud district


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 07:51 AFP

Syrian army says swept Aleppo district after clashes with Kurdish fighters


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 07:15 AFP Syria's army said it had completed a "security sweep" on Saturday of a neighbourhood in Aleppo where it clashed with Kurdish forces, though shelling could still be heard following calls for fighters to surrender themselves and their weapons.

Syrian army says completed 'security sweep' of Kurdish neighbourhood of Aleppo


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 06:34 AFP The Syrian army said Saturday that it had completed a "security sweep" of a neighbourhood in Aleppo where its forces have clashed with Kurdish fighters.

Syria urges Kurdish fighters to surrender after ramping up Aleppo operation


Saturday, 10 January, 2026 , 04:40 AFP Syria's army said its operation in a Kurdish neighbourhood of Aleppo was nearing completion early Saturday and urged fighters from the minority to surrender themselves and their weapons.

Syria strikes Kurdish area of Aleppo as fighters refuse to evacuate


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 21:04 AFP Syria's army renewed strikes on a Kurdish district of Aleppo on Friday after fighters from the minority refused to leave in defiance of a ceasefire that sought to halt days of fighting.

Syria threatens to bomb Kurdish district in Aleppo as fighters refuse to evacuate


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 16:29 AFP Syria's army said it would renew strikes on a Kurdish district of Aleppo on Friday after fighters from the minority refused to leave, as a fragile ceasefire deal to halt days of fighting faltered.

Defiant Khamenei insists 'won't back down' in face of Iran protests


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 16:07 AFP Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted the Islamic republic would "not back down" in the face of protests after the biggest rallies yet in an almost two-week movement that has shaken the clerical authorities.

Defiant Khamenei insists 'won't back down' in face of Iran protests


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 15:07 AFP Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted the Islamic republic would "not back down" in the face of protests after the biggest rallies yet in an almost two-week movement that has shaken the clerical authorities.