A convoy carrying the last SDF-affiliated fighters, over 150 in total aboard four fully loaded buses, departed Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo around 3:00 p.m. UTC on January 10, 2026, to be escorted to an SDF front in the northeast, QalaatAlMudiq reported on X over the past hour. Syrian Internal Security Forces entered Sheikh Maqsoud during this period, according to clashreport on X. Civil Defense teams began removing a large earth berm from the southern section of the neighborhood's defensive belt, which featured fortified positions and sniper nests previously held by SDF-affiliated fighters, QalaatAlMudiq stated, providing geolocated photos. The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates issued a statement during the reporting window from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. UTC, as posted by its official X account syrianmofaex. These developments follow Syrian military reports of planned deportation of SDF militants from Yassin Hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud and ongoing army operations in the neighborhood, including the handover of facilities to state institutions, as previously stated by Damas Post.
