Syrian army forces captured a shabih from the Al-Baj family of Hayyan town while sweeping Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood between 12:16 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. UTC on January 10, 2026, Telegram channel Zino Yasser Mahamid reported. Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hend Qabwat stated during a press conference on developments in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods that hate speech must stop, the Kurdish component is an integral part of the Syrian people, and Syrians should unite against divisive attempts, according to Al-Ikhbariya SY on X. She said authorities are securing needs of displaced persons in Aleppo shelter centers in cooperation with civil and local society organizations. Large Turkish military convoys, including artillery and tanks, entered Idlib through the Bab al-Hawa border gate during this period, an X post by @h_useyin987 reported. These actions follow Syrian army search operations and SDF member surrenders at Yassin Hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud earlier between 11:46 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. UTC, per a prior Syrian military source cited by Al Jazeera and Levant 24.
