A large crowd of civilians, moving along a street, suggesting mass displacement amid the fighting in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsood and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan24)
A nurse treats a young boy who was injured when clashes broke out between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, Syria, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP)
Damascus government factions stand guard as residents leave the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP)
One of the Syrian government's heavy artillery pieces shelling Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, and in the background a map highlighting the contested Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods in Aleppo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)