The Autonomous Administration announced the closure of all crossings to Syrian government-held areas in Tabqa, Raqqa, and Deir ez-Zor until further notice over the past hour ending at 1:15 PM UTC on January 15, according to a post by AJSyriaNowN on X. This follows the Syrian Army Operations Authority's announcement of a humanitarian corridor from Deir Hafer to Aleppo via Hamima village on the M15 road, open from 9 AM to 5 PM today, as reported by VeSyria. After the SDF closed crossings and prevented civilians from leaving Deir Hafer east of Aleppo, some residents used primitive crossing methods to reach Syrian state-controlled areas, according to DeirEzzore on X during the same period. The SDF announcement responded to the Syrian Army's humanitarian corridor opening, per VeSyria's fact-check. This continues SDF blockages of civilian vehicles at the Deir Hafer checkpoint on the town's western entrance earlier on January 15, where some crossed a damaged pedestrian bridge on foot to government-held areas, as reported by QalaatAlMudiq in previous hours. QalaatAlMudiq also noted President Ahmed al-Sharaa describing procedures to secure civilians in Aleppo before operations amid past international mediation efforts in Sheikh Maqsoud.
