Tens of thousands flee Aleppo neighborhoods
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The Syrian army launched new strikes in parts of Aleppo on Thursday after ordering residents to evacuate, accusing the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of using Kurdish-majority areas to launch attacks as clashes entered a third day.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The ministry of defense of Syria announced a ceasefire early Friday in several northern Aleppo neighborhoods amid heightened military tensions, calling on the Kurdish forces - which it labels them as 'armed groups' - to withdraw by a set deadline.