Kurdistan Workers' Party and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militias launched suicide drones from Deir Hafer targeting Aleppo's municipal palace building and residential buildings in the Al-Firdous neighborhood between 12:46 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. UTC on January 10, 2026, causing many injuries, Al-Thawra Newspaper reporter Omar al-Harir reported on X. Video footage showed the moment the municipal palace was hit, according to Al-Mihwar News. A number of SDF suicide drones continued operating in Aleppo's airspace during this period, Al-Mihwar News stated. These strikes follow earlier SDF drone attacks from Deir Hafer reported over the past hour. The Syrian flag was raised above the first roundabout in Aleppo's Ashrafieh neighborhood, recently liberated from SDF militias, amid local celebrations, Telegram channel Zino Yasser Mahamid posted on X. Specialized engineering teams from the Internal Security Command in Aleppo Governorate dismantled a booby-trapped motorcycle seized in the Al-Saryan neighborhood during ongoing security surveys, with no damage recorded, the channel reported. A Syrian Revolution correspondent documented tunnels under a hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud left by SDF, per Al-Thawra sy on X. Al-Thawra Newspaper reporter filmed inside a hospital in liberated Aleppo areas, stating it was converted into a PKK military point and launch site, showing sandbagged positions as evidence of using humanitarian facilities, Omar al-Harir posted. A march targeted the Aleppo Governorate building, site of a Minister of Information conference, Al-Mihwar News reported. These developments continue Syrian army operations in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh, including a shabih capture earlier between 12:16 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. UTC, per prior Zino Yasser Mahamid reports.
