Hundreds of civilians tried to leave Deir Hafer east of Aleppo between 11:16 AM and 12:15 PM UTC on January 15, but the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) blocked vehicles at their main checkpoint on the town's western entrance at coordinates 36.163637, 37.689787, according to X posts by syrianFactCheck and QalaatAlMudiq. Drone footage shared by QalaatAlMudiq showed SDF continuing to block the main entrance, forcing civilians in SDF-held eastern Aleppo areas to seek alternative routes to government-held territory. A number of civilians crossed a damaged pedestrian bridge north of Deir Hafer on foot, with some reaching government-held areas, as detailed in the geolocated footage posted this morning. This follows SDF blockages of civilian vehicles at the same Deir Hafer checkpoint earlier on January 15, preventing exits through a humanitarian corridor announced by the Syrian government, as previously reported by QalaatAlMudiq before 11:15 AM UTC. The Deir Hafer District Administration stated similar preventions earlier in the day.
