Asayish internal security forces in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods denied ceasefire or evacuation claims on Jan. 11, reporting ongoing urban combat with HTS-led Syrian Ministry of Defense forces during the 10:45-11:45 a.m. UTC window, according to Asayish statements cited in a map update by X user @karimfranceschi. Asayish, composed of local residents, rejected evacuation demands described as forced displacement under fire, with SDF media centers confirming street-level clashes across multiple axes and the presence of Turkish Bayraktar and Akıncı UAVs providing intelligence and strike support, as stated in the update. Syrian MoD claims of halted fighting or completed evacuations were categorically denied, amid reports of shelling and ground assaults by HTS/al-Qaeda formations, ISIS-linked elements, and Turkish-backed groups integrated into the 60th and 72nd Divisions. The update follows previous reports of SDF fighter evacuations from Sheikh Maqsoud around 2:30 a.m. local time and Economy Minister Nidal al-Sharaa's announcement of the neighborhood's liberation, as posted by monitoring account QalaatAlMudiq and Levant 24 earlier on Jan. 11. Asayish statements emphasized fluid front lines and cautioned against Damascus-affiliated territorial claims. In a separate development in Latakia province, security forces arrested a man from Qerdaha accused of sectarian incitement during last month's pro-Ghazal protests, targeting personnel, and facilitating drug trafficking via his former role in the regime's Military Construction Department, according to QalaatAlMudiq. Another arrest in Jablah targeted a former NDF fighter for similar incitement and contacts with Assadists abroad to form an armed group.
