SHOTLIST:

ALEPPO, SYRIA (JAN. 9, 2026) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. TWO PEOPLE WALKING ON STREET IN ALEPPO’S ASHRAFIEH NEIGHBORHOOD

2. CHILD LOOKING OUT WINDOW

3. SOLDIER STANDING NEXT TO ARMY VEHICLE (TWO SHOTS)

4. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE TO RECEIVE AID

5. WOMAN WALKING

6. SOLDIERS TAKING SECURITY MEASURES ON STREETS (TWO SHOTS)
ALEPPO, SYRIA - JAN. 9: The Syrian Army distributed aid on Friday (Jan. 9) in Ashrafieh neighborhood of Aleppo, which it had taken control of from the occupying terrorist organization YPG/SDF.

Syrian citizens waited in line to receive aid.

Since Tuesday, the SDF has shelled residential neighborhoods, civilian facilities, and Syrian army positions in Aleppo. The attacks have killed nine people and wounded 55 others and triggered the displacement of about 165,000 residents from the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods.

On March 10, 2025, the Syrian presidency announced the signing of an agreement for the SDF’s integration into state institutions, reaffirming the country's territorial unity and rejecting any attempts at division.

Authorities said in the months since, the SDF has not shown any efforts to meet the terms of the agreement.

The government has intensified efforts to maintain security across the country since the ouster of the Assad regime in December 2024, after 24 years in power.