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

1. PICK-UP TRUCKS MOVING ON MUDDY TERRAIN, CARRYING SECURITY FORCES (2 SHOTS)

2. VARIOUS OF CLEAR-UP BY BULLDOZERS TO REOPEN CLOSED CASTELLO ROAD ALEPPO, SYRIA - JAN. 9, 2026: One of the main roads linking several neighbourhoods in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo reopened on Friday, Jan. 9.

The Castello Road, a key artery connecting parts of the city, had been closed after the YPG/SDG blocked access points in northern Aleppo, preventing movement into and out of the area.

The PKK/YPG terror group operating under the name SDF has carried out attacks on multiple locations in Aleppo from areas it has occupied since Jan. 6, according to Syrian officials.

Damascus had called on the group to comply with the March 10 agreement and to halt its attacks.

As the assaults continued, the Syrian army launched targeted operations against the group’s positions in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah neighborhoods, which were under its occupation.

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.

But in the months since, authorities say, 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 Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, after 24 years in power.

Since Jan. 6, at least nine Syrians have been killed and 55 people – most of them civilians – have been wounded in attacks carried out by the group.

The Aleppo City Center Committee earlier said 142,000 people had been evacuated to safe areas within the city.