An SDF-affiliated Asayish checkpoint head in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood booby-trapped a door marked 'Forbidden entry,' causing an explosion when entered, with the detonator visible as the door was left slightly open, according to an X post by Omar Madaniah during the 7:15-7:45 p.m. UTC window on Jan. 11. Separately, the SDF turned Yassin Hospital into a military headquarters during its control of the area, per an X post by Alaraby TV in the same period. These discoveries follow Syrian government forces' entry into Sheikh Maqsoud after the Asayish evacuation earlier on Jan. 11, as reported by Suriyakmaps in the prior 6:15-7:15 p.m. window. Omar Madaniah described the trap as designed to provoke entrants. The revelations come amid ongoing demining operations by Interior Ministry teams in Sheikh Maqsoud, which neutralized IEDs and booby-traps in civilian areas during earlier hours, according to QalaatAlMudiq. Syrian forces seized SDF ammunition depots in the district previously, including underground stockpiles.
