Hours after the Syrian government elected a new cabinet, violent clashes broke out between Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and government troops in Aleppo on Monday night, sources said.
At least seven people were killed and dozens injured in exchanges of gunfire, while hundreds rallied against the government.
According to sources, the Syrian Defence Ministry stated that the government “was moving as part of its redeployment plan.”
“We are committed to our agreement with the [SDF] and have no intention of carrying out any military operations,” the ministry added.
The SDF claimed that the clashes resulted from “provocations by a faction of the interim government and their attempts to advance with heavy equipment, including tanks.”
In April, the government and the local authorities of Aleppo’s Kurdish neighbourhoods signed a deal under Damascus’s authority while preserving a level of autonomy for Kurdish institutions.
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Another agreement required that Kurdish civil and military infrastructure be integrated into the central government by the end of 2025.
Concerns over fragmentation in Syria have intensified after months of clashes between minority groups and government forces.
Following Assad’s removal, ethnic clashes reportedly occurred between minority and majority communities, including pro-Assad factions such as Alawites, Christians, Kurds, and Druze.
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa later promised that all groups would be welcomed under central authority and that “all weapons must be under the state’s control.”
Syria continues to recover from its 13-year civil war, which devastated the country and destroyed much of its civil and societal fabric.
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