Kurdish residents returned to their homes in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood on January 15 after the expulsion of PKK militias from the area, with some expressing tears of joy and relief, according to an X post by omar_alharir over the past hour. The post included a quote stating, “Let everyone outside go back home…,” highlighting the residents' return following the militias' departure. Hashtags referenced Syria, Aleppo, PKK, and SDF in the report shared during the one-hour reporting window ending at 8:15 AM UTC. In a related development east of Aleppo, the Deir Hafer District Administration stated that the SDF organization prevented civilians from exiting the city of Deir Hafer through a humanitarian corridor announced by the Operations Authority of the Syrian Arab Army, as reported on X by ivarmm within the same period. Separately, an X post by yby4040 noted a letter signed by U.S. Senators and shaped by the Friends of Kurdistan lobby, calling to honor commitments and ensure protection for Kurds and minorities in Kurdistan, using hashtags StandWithKurds, Kurdistan, and HumanRights.
