Aleppo: The Syrian army intercepted members of the SDF, the Syrian branch of the YPG/PKK terrorist group, as they attempted to infiltrate several military positions east of Aleppo city in northern Syria, local media reported.
According to Anadolu Agency, army forces "confronted" and "ambushed" a group of SDF terrorists who tried to infiltrate army positions in the village of Tal Maez, east of Aleppo. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) cited an unnamed government source stating that other SDF members positioned in Umm Tineh and Deyr Hafir in the Aleppo countryside shelled army positions in Tal Maez in an attempt to release their fighters from the confrontation.
Syrian army forces exchanged fire with the SDF, with military reinforcements dispatched to army positions in Tal Maez, the news agency reported.
On March 10, the Syrian presidency announced an agreement to integrate the SDF into state institutions, emphasizing the country's territorial integrity and rejecting any separatist agenda.
Since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad last year after 24 years in power, the Syrian government has increased security measures. Assad fled to Russia in December, marking the end of the Ba'ath Party's rule that began in 1963. A transitional administration, led by President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, took office in January.