The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) targeted Syrian Army positions east of Aleppo on Thursday claiming the live of one soldier and injuring several others, in a violation of the newly announced ceasefire agreement, the Media and Communications Directorate at the Ministry of Defense said.
“The (SDF) targeted Syrian Army positions near Tishrin Dam, east of Aleppo. One soldier was martyred and several others injured,” the Directorate told SANA in a statement.
The Directorate added that SDF have “violated the ceasefire agreement (announced Tuesday) more than 10 times by attacking Army positions along deployment lines in eastern Aleppo”.
Defense Minister General Murhaf Abu Qasra announced Tuesday that he had reached a ceasefire agreement during a meeting with Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the SDF, in Damascus.
“I have recently met with Mr. Mazloum Abdi in the capital, Damascus, where we agreed on a comprehensive ceasefire across all fronts and military positions in northern and northeastern Syria. The implementation of this agreement will begin immediately,” Abu Qasra wrote on X.
The ceasefire was reached following clashes erupted between SDF and Syrian Army in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood Monday night, after SDF shelled nearby residential areas.
“The SDF continues fortification and entrenchment operations along all axes,” the statement added, noting that Syrian forces had intercepted communications related to planned attacks targeting the Army and security forces in Aleppo city.
