Syrian soldier killed, others injured in SDF drone attack in Aleppo

By Laith Al-jnaidi and Lina Altawell

DAMASCUS/ISTANBUL (AA) – A Syrian soldier was killed and others were wounded Tuesday in a drone attack on army positions by the SDF terrorist group in the Aleppo countryside in northern Syria, local media reported.

The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said the SDF drone attack targeted army deployment sites near the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo.

The attack came one day after three soldiers were injured in a similar SDF drone strike in the Aleppo countryside on Monday.

On Sunday, the state-run Alikhbariya TV channel reported that meetings were held in Damascus with SDF representatives, including its commander Mazloum Abdi, to follow up on the implementation of a March 10, 2025, agreement, adding that the talks produced no tangible results.

Syrian officials accuse the SDF of delaying the implementation of the agreement signed by Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and the group’s leader.

The SDF is dominated by the terrorist group YPG, the Syrian branch of the terrorist PKK.

On March 10, the Syrian presidency announced the signing of an agreement for the SDF’s integration into state institutions, reaffirming the country's territorial unity and rejecting any attempts at division.

Syrian authorities say that in the months since, the SDF has not shown any efforts to meet the terms of the agreement.