{"id":130595,"date":"2025-10-06T07:55:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T07:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=130595"},"modified":"2025-10-06T07:56:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T07:56:02","slug":"sdf-says-calm-restored-in-aleppo-after-shelling-damascus-denies-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/130595\/","title":{"rendered":"SDF says calm restored in Aleppo after shelling, Damascus denies responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Monday that calm has been restored to the Deir Hafer area in Aleppo\u2019s eastern countryside, following artillery shelling and clashes that the SDF accused forces of the Syrian transitional government of initiating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Calm has returned to the fronts of Deir Hafer following artillery shelling and attacks carried out by suicide drones operated by armed groups affiliated with the Damascus government, which deliberately targeted residential neighborhoods,&#8221; the SDF said in a statement. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis assault comes as a continuation of the same pattern of behavior by these militants, who only days ago committed a massacre that claimed the lives of eight civilians,\u201d the SDF said, adding that such actions form part of a \u201ca systematic practice that underscores their intent to target civilians and ignite chaos in the region.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an earlier statement issued on Sunday, the SDF condemned what it described as \u201cnew violations\u201d committed by government forces in Deir Hafer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For its part, the Syrian transitional government\u2019s Ministry of Defense denied the accusations of targeting residential neighborhoods in Deir Hafer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry added that their forces exercised maximum restraint, limiting their response to defensive action. 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Since the Syrian government\u2019s resurgence in the area, there have been periodic clashes, with both sides accusing each other of violating ceasefires and escalating violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reporting by Abdulsalam Khoja<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Editing by Jwan Shekaki<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Monday that calm has been restored to the Deir Hafer area in Aleppo\u2019s eastern countryside, following artillery shelling and clashes that the SDF accused forces of the Syrian transitional government of initiating. &#8220;Calm has returned to the fronts of Deir Hafer following artillery 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