Terrorist group YPG/SDF carried out 360 attacks on Aleppo neighborhoods in last week: Syrian Cabinet minister

By Abdulsalam Fayez and Rania Abushamala

ISTANBUL (AA) – The terrorist group YPG/SDF carried out 360 attacks on neighborhoods in the northern city of Aleppo over the past week, a top Syrian official said Saturday.

YPG/SDF terrorists carried out the attacks in Aleppo since the latest round of negotiations between the group and the Syrian government about a week ago, Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa told a press conference in Aleppo alongside Social Affairs and Labor Minister Hind Kabawat and attended by Anadolu.

Aleppo Governor Azzam al-Gharib said life has begun to gradually return to normal in the city’s Ashrafieh and Bani Zaid neighborhoods, adding that the same is likely to happen in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood starting Sunday.

Earlier, the Syrian Army’s Operations Command announced a halt to all military operations inside Sheikh Maqsoud following an escalation with the YPG/SDF terror group.

Since Tuesday, the SDF has shelled residential neighborhoods, civilian facilities, and Syrian Army positions in Aleppo.

The attacks have killed nine people and wounded 55 others, and triggered the displacement of about 165,000 residents from Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud.

Last 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.

But authorities said that in the months since the SDF has not shown any efforts to meet the terms of the agreement.

The government has intensified efforts to maintain security across the country since the ouster of the Assad regime in December 2024, after 24 years in power.