Syria, Aleppo and Kurdish
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Syria's government on Wednesday demanded that Kurdish fighters leave the neighbourhoods they control in Aleppo following clashes between the two sides which saw thousands of civilians flee.The army said it had established two "humanitarian crossings" and AFP correspondents saw thousands of civilians use them to flee with their belongings,
Fighting in the city of Aleppo resumed as talks to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into the national military appear to have stalled.
Furthermore, it was agreed to begin talks between Jerusalem and Damascus in civilian areas, including medicine, energy, and agriculture, The 'Post' has learned. Israel, Syria, and the United States agreed to establish a joint “fusion mechanism” to serve as a communication cell for intelligence sharing,
Syrian government officials have held talks with the commander of the main Kurdish-led force over plans to merge it with the national army
ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) — Syria’s army began shelling Kurdish-majority neighborhoods in the northern city Aleppo on Wednesday after its deadline for civilians to leave expired, an AFP correspondent said, on the second day of clashes between the two sides.
The U.S. military said Tuesday that nearly 25 operatives of the Islamic State group were killed or captured in Syria this month following an ambush that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter.
The Syrian army declared Aleppo's Kurdish neighbourhoods as closed military zones on Wednesday, as days of violence continued to escalate in the city. The army statement said two humanitarian corridors would be opened from neighbourhoods controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to allow civilians to flee.
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US forces kill, capture ’nearly 25 ISIS’ fighters in Syria operations
Over a nine-day period, U.S. and allied forces conducted 11 operations that killed at least seven ISIS fighters and destroyed four weapons caches.