Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo
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Members of Syrian government forces stand around buses prepared to evacuate Kurdish militants, under escort to the country's northeast, controlled by the SDF, after a ceasefire was announced following days of clashes in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)A Syrian girl sweeps debris along a street lined with damaged buildings in the Achrafieh neighborhood after a ceasefire was announced following three days of clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)Members of Syrian government forces deploy on the streets as they take over the Achrafieh neighborhood from Kurdish fighters during ongoing clashes that erupted Tuesday in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)Syrian government forces take over the Achrafieh neighborhood from Kurdish fighters during ongoing clashes that erupted Tuesday in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)Syrian government forces take over the Achrafieh neighborhood from Kurdish fighters during ongoing clashes that erupted Tuesday in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, early Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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Members of Syrian government forces stand around buses prepared to evacuate Kurdish militants, under escort to the country's northeast, controlled by the SDF, after a ceasefire was announced following days of clashes in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)