{"id":134337,"date":"2026-01-08T11:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=134337"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:08:38","slug":"turkey-says-syria-army-leads-aleppo-operation-kurds-voice-civilian-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/134337\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey says Syria army leads Aleppo operation, Kurds voice civilian fears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Turkey\u2019s Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the military operation in Aleppo targeting the Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh are being carried out solely by the Syrian army, stressing that Ankara is closely monitoring developments on the ground. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, the ministry said that \u201cSyria\u2019s security is our security,\u201d adding 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