SDF’s Abdi announces ceasefire agreement in Kurdish neighborhoods of Aleppo
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, announced on Saturday night that understandings have been reached leading to a ceasefire in the Kurdish Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods of Aleppo city, northwestern Syria.
In a post on the X platform, Abdi said that international mediation helped halt attacks and violations against residents of Aleppo, resulting in an agreement that would secure a ceasefire and ensure the evacuation of the dead, the wounded, trapped civilians, and fighters from the Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods to northeastern Syria.
He called on the mediators to honor their commitments by ending violations and working to guarantee the safe return of displaced residents to their homes.
Addressing those who resisted the attacks in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh, Abdi paid tribute to the fallen, their comrades and families, and to the civilians who remained steadfast, expressing his respect and appreciation for their resilience.
Abdi also offered condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and wished a swift recovery to the wounded, saying: “We extend our condolences to ourselves, to the families of the martyrs, and to our people, and we pray for the wounded to make a speedy recovery.”