News Center — The neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo, Syria, experienced a relative and cautious calm in recent hours following a night of escalation that left six civilians dead, including a woman.

The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria previously stated that “forces affiliated with the Transitional Government” launched attacks on Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh aimed at “undermining efforts to reach a comprehensive political solution addressing the aspirations of all Syrians.”

Tank and heavy artillery strikes on densely populated areas over the past two days resulted in one woman killed and 19 civilians injured due to jihadist targeting of the neighborhoods. The attacks ceased after several mediation efforts.

These assaults by the Transitional Government come as 2025 progresses without achieving the objectives of the March 10 agreement signed between the Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mazloum Abdi and the interim president Ahmad al-Shara’ al-Joulani.

The timing of the attacks has raised questions regarding Turkish intervention in Syrian affairs, as the Transitional Government launched its offensive following a joint press conference between its Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, after a Turkish delegation visited Damascus and issued statements and threats hostile to North and East Syria.

On the As-Suwayda front, clashes continue with small arms and mortar fire between the National Guard, a semi-militarized Druze faction founded in August following summer massacres in 2025, and HTS jihadists. Fighting persisted until early morning hours without civilian casualties.