Fierce clashes have erupted in Syria’s northeastern Raqqa province between Syrian forces -- backed by local residents and tribes -- and YPG/SDF terrorists, while the number of civilians killed by sniper fire from the group rose to four.

President Ahmed al-Sharaa repeated calls on Wednesday for Syria's Kurds to integrate into the state, as the army deployed reinforcements near a Kurdish-held area east of Aleppo following deadly clashe

Clashes grew in the first days of January 2026, and now Syrian security forces have taken over most of the Kurdish neighborhoods, causing many Kurds to flee and also leading to abuses against Kurds. A week of clashes in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has led to the widespread displacement of Kurdish people from the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah.

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The SDF stated that its fighters are engaged in heavy clashes with Syrian government forces near the Syriac Quarter (Hayy al-Seryan).