Syrian military forces shot down five SDF drones launched from Deir Hafer in eastern Aleppo countryside targeting Aleppo neighborhoods between 1:46 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. UTC on January 10, 2026, a military source reported to Damas Post during this period. Street fighting continued in the western part of Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood amid intense tank shelling by Golani groups on Kurds, ALMIHWAR News stated. Syrian forces targeted snipers, vehicles, and SDF militia gatherings with thermal bombs, according to footage shared by the outlet citing an X post. Dr. Faten Ramadan, a Syrian Kurdish doctor, released a video reassuring Sheikh Maqsoud residents, explaining crimes by PKK and SDF militias and confirming they can return home soon, ALMIHWAR News reported from an X post by Omar al-Harir. These developments follow SDF shelling of the Aleppo Governorate building earlier between 1:16 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. UTC during a ministers' visit, as reported by Raqqa_SL on X, and ongoing army operations in Sheikh Maqsoud including planned SDF deportation from Yassin Hospital per Damas Post.
