Thousands Flee Aleppo Amid Intensified Syrian Military Strikes

Over 142,000 people have been displaced in Aleppo as Syrian government forces launched "targeted operations" and tank incursions against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.Local authorities issued strict evacuation deadlines while Governor Azzam al-Gharib claimed significant SDF defections following intense shelling and drone strikes that killed dozens of civilians.The violence follows a failed 2025 integration agreement and earlier military campaigns, prompting warnings of ethnic cleansing from Masrour Barzani and calls for restraint from the EU and USA.