Syrian Kurds demonstrate in solidarity with their fellow Kurds living in the northern city of Aleppo, the day after clashes between government forces and the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took place, in the city of Qamishli on January 8, 2026. Syria's military warned civilians in two besieged Kurdish neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsud and Ashrafiyeh in the city of Aleppo to leave on January 8, 2026, as it prepared to conduct a fresh wave of strikes targeting Kurdish positions. Thousands have already fled the area following clashes between the army and Kurdish-led forces that have killed more than a dozen people