Name: At least 4 killed after clashes erupt between Syrian army and SDF
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At least 4 killed after clashes erupt between Syrian army and SDF in Aleppo

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At least four people were killed in Aleppo after clashes erupted between Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and government troops, according to Syria's interior ministry. The violence, which included heavy gunfire and mortar attacks in the Sheikh Massoud and Ashrafiya neighborhoods, followed unsuccessful negotiations on integrating SDF fighters into Syria's national army.

The fighting began with an SDF drone strike on a government position, killing one soldier and injuring three, followed by mortar fire that resulted in three civilian deaths. The stalled integration talks, ongoing tensions over command structures, and the involvement of foreign actors such as Turkey continue to make SDF integration a major challenge for Syria's national unity.

At least 4 killed after clashes erupt between Syrian army and SDF

Four people have been killed after Kurdish-led fighters attacked security forces in Aleppo according to Syria's interior ministry Heavy machine gunfire and fighting have been reported in the areas of Sheikh Massoud and Ashrafiya The incident comes after the Syrian Democratic Forces delegation held talks with the government in Damascus The stalled discussions were about integrating SDF fighters into Syria's national army All right, let's speak now to Eamon Ogana, he's live for us from Beijing in southern Syria Eamon, what more do you know about the fighting that's ongoing in Aleppo? Well today violent clashes broke out in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo between Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and Government troops so far it has been one of the bloodiest days in Aleppo since the fall of the Assad regime The fighting is centered around two neighborhoods Ashrafiya and Sheikh Massoud These are Kurdish majority neighborhoods that the SDF has controlled since 2015 and they also have strategic value with a lot of high ground Fighting started according to Syrian state media with an SDF drone strike on a government position This killed one government soldier and wounded three Then following that there are mortar shells seen coming from Sheikh Massoud and Ashrafiya into civilian areas where three Civilians were killed including two women these Escalations and clashes and confrontations are coming after failed Integration talks between Damascus and the SDF right now. This is a breaking story But as of now in terms of the violence, that's all we know Amen, as you mentioned and it bears repeating that this fighting comes after a Syrian Democratic Forces delegation held talks with the government in Damascus and these discussions were about Integrating those SDF fighters into Syria's National Army If you could just give us some more context as to why this has been so difficult to achieve and where things stand Well of all the challenges to Syria's national unity the integration of the SDF is by far the biggest back in March a so-called Historic agreement was made between the SDF and Damascus which would have seen the SDF integrate into government forces and institutions By the end of 2025. Well, obviously that deadline has passed SDF commanders made a recent visit to Damascus to revive the talks, but that ended in no resolution So tensions have been escalating. There are major sticking points the SDF estimates vary but the SDF control between 50,000 and 90,000 fighters well-trained US trained fighters to put that into perspective The British Army only has about 73,000 active soldiers So the size of the SDF forces is a major issue So too is who controls them and their confirmation the SDF want to keep three divisions under SDF command Whereas Damascus would like to see joint command or an elimination of the command structures with the SDF as well as Damascus And the SDF there are foreign actors strongly following the SDF integration Negotiations of the most important of which is Ankara Ankara sees the SDF as the Syrian branch of the PKK an Organization that Turkey has been at war with since 1984 in a conflict that has killed 40,000 civilians For Ankara one of the major sticking points too is control of the borders The SDF currently control the borders with Turkey and Turkey would like to see this taken under government control So there are there are many issues and the failure to integrate the SDF remains one of the biggest flashpoints in Syria today All right, that's Al Jazeera's Eamon O'Connor live for us from village of Bijan in southern Syria. Thanks so much Eamon

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