Syrian minister calls for safety, stability as Aleppo civilians targeted

Syrian Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed al-Saleh condemned the continued targeting of residential neighborhoods in Aleppo by the SDF organization, describing it as a “blatant disregard for the lives and safety of civilians,” SANA reports.

In a post on the X platform, Minister al-Saleh emphasized that, after years of suffering, shelling, displacement, and forced migration, “Syrians now have the right to live in safety and stability within a unified, strong, and prosperous homeland, based on citizenship and safeguarding the dignity of all its people.”

The latest attacks occurred on January 6, when one Syrian Arab Army soldier was martyred and several others wounded in SDF drone strikes targeting army positions near the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.

The assaults also inflicted casualties on civilians. Three civilians, including two women, were killed, and approximately 15 others, including two children, were wounded when drones targeted residential neighborhoods in Ashrafieh, Sheikh Maqsoud, and surrounding areas of Aleppo.

Authorities have reiterated calls for accountability and the protection of civilians amid the ongoing hostilities. 

By Vafa Guliyeva