Syrian government and SDF agree to de-escalate after Aleppo violence


Paramedics place a body into a body bag at a hospital during a wave of attacks by government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, December 22, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

Dec 22 (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed to de-escalate on Monday evening in ‌the northern city of Aleppo, after a wave of attacks that both sides blamed on each ‌other left at least two civilians dead and several wounded.

Syria's state news agency SANA, citing the defense ministry, said the army's general command issued an order to stop targeting the SDF's fire sources.

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