On January 8, Syrian government forces and the SDF maintained a tense standoff around Aleppo’s Kurdish-majority neighborhoods, with evacuations progressing amid deadly shelling but no major territorial changes. Around 142,000 people have been evacuated from Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh, and nearby areas, including 13,000 more residents relocated today to 12 designated shelters.
Key Developments
SDF shelling targeted humanitarian corridors and central Aleppo during evacuations, in what authorities described as a blatant violation of international laws and conventions, killing 10 civilians and injuring 88. Front lines inside Aleppo stayed static, with government forces securing passages and labeling SDF positions as targets, while SDF held their administered zones.
Casualties Update
Today's confirmed toll focuses on the evacuation shelling victims, adding to prior civilian losses on both sides, though no decisive advances occurred.
