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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
William Christou

Syrian army says it will renew Aleppo attacks after Kurds reject ceasefire terms

Man with gun in foreground, two boys with sheep and crowds of people on street
Boys lead a flock of sheep past a member of the security forces as residents flee fighting in Aleppo's Ashrafieh neighbourhood on Wednesday. Photograph: Bakr Alkasem/AFP/Getty Images

Syria’s army says it will renew attacks against a Kurdish-majority district of Aleppo where clashes have raged this week, after Kurdish groups rejected Damascus’s ceasefire terms that demanded their fighters withdraw from the city.

The army said it would target military sites used by Kurdish fighters in the Sheikh Maqsoud district, announcing the opening of a humanitarian corridor from 4pm (1300 GMT) to 6pm on Friday for civilians to leave.

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