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Kurdish fighters evacuated from Aleppo after days of clashes.
Summary
Officials said buses evacuated Kurdish fighters from the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood to northeastern Syria as part of a mediated ceasefire, and an AP journalist reported about 360 fighters were transported. Undetermined at this time.
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Kurdish fighters were evacuated from the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo, officials said, following several days of clashes with government forces. Authorities described the move as the result of international mediation and an understanding that led to a ceasefire and the organized departure of fighters and others. An Associated Press journalist at the scene reported buses leaving and was told officials that about 360 fighters were transported to northeastern Syria. Diplomats and envoys have been engaged, urging a halt to hostilities and a return to dialogue.
Key facts:
- Officials reported buses carried the last of the fighters from Sheikh Maqsoud to northeastern Syria under a mediated arrangement.
- An AP journalist on the scene said officials reported about 360 fighters were transported by bus.
- SDF commander Mazloum Abdi announced a mediated ceasefire and called for mediators to uphold their commitments.
- U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack held talks with Syrian officials and urged all parties to cease hostilities and resume dialogue.
Summary:
Officials said the evacuation could bring an end to several days of clashes between government forces and Kurdish-led fighters in parts of Aleppo. Undetermined at this time.
