The United States urged the Syrian government and Kurdish authorities to return to negotiations on Jan. 10, 2026, following days of deadly clashes in northern Aleppo, according to Agence France-Presse in a statement posted over the past hour. Syrian Kurdish official Hoshang Darwish reported that 42,000 Syrian soldiers participated in operations against SDF-backed Asayish as of 3:30 p.m. UTC, deploying 110 tanks, 57 armored vehicles, 67 suicide drones, and four Turkish Bayraktar drones, though the figures' accuracy remains unconfirmed. Ceasefire efforts failed the previous day, with Syrian army forces advancing into Sheikh Maqsoud areas amid ongoing limited clashes, as detailed by Joshua Landis citing pro-Damascus media videos. SDF-affiliated fighters refused to surrender and remained holed up in Yassin Hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud tonight despite four buses evacuating others earlier today, with negotiations continuing, according to QalaatAlMudiq. Syrian authorities issued a security warning to Deir Hafir residents urging caution amid SDF disruptions at the Al-Babiri water station and drone attacks on Aleppo, as reported by Levant 24. The Syrian Ministry of Energy stated that SDF elements directly attacked the Babiri station in eastern Aleppo countryside, halting water pumping and holding them responsible for service outages, in an official clarification posted over the past hour. Spectrum News reported five mortar shells fired from SDF areas toward government-controlled Al-Bughazal and Al-Qutait near Maskanah and Deir Hafer. Earlier on Jan. 10, a partial ceasefire was announced in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh to evacuate wounded from Khalid Fajr hospital, per Kurdish-led media, while water supply issues at Babiri station persisted with conflicting claims between the Syrian Ministry and SDF spokesperson Farhad Shami.
