According to the Agreement: Removal of Earth Barriers in Aleppo
April 13, 2025, 11:51 am

According to the Agreement: Removal of Earth Barriers in Aleppo

وفقاً للاتفاق: إزالة السواتر الترابية في حلب

Today, work began on the removal of earth barriers separating the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods, as well as other neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo. This measure is in implementation of the recent agreement reached between the Damascus government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and aims to ease security tensions and facilitate civilian movement after years of siege and strict restrictions.

Relevant authorities are jointly overseeing the removal of these barricades, as residents anticipate this step to be the beginning of a phase of true stability that would restore activity and movement to the region.

On April 10, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported, according to the agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Damascus government, that the main rail road was set to open and the earth barriers that hindered traffic in Aleppo were to be removed. This step is seen as significant toward revitalizing the area; however, its implementation has been postponed until further notice.

On the same day, the observatory noted the withdrawal of the third batch of Kurdish military forces from the Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods in Aleppo, as part of the recent agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the new administration in Damascus, directing them toward areas east of the Euphrates under the supervision of the Syrian Defense Ministry.

These steps come as part of the efforts to implement the terms of the initial agreement reached between the new Syrian administration and the Syrian Democratic Forces on March 28, which stipulates that the internal security forces "Asayish" in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods will be transformed into general security forces to be under the management of the "Self-Administration."

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