SOHR Warns of Civilian Risks as Aleppo’s Kurdish Districts Face Heavy Attacks

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The Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh districts of Aleppo are experiencing ongoing assaults by armed groups aligned with the Syrian government, employing heavy weaponry. These attacks have caused civilian casualties and extensive damage to homes and businesses, while internal security forces continue to respond.

Rami Abdulrahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), warned: “There are serious concerns that massacres could be carried out against the Kurdish population in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh, similar to those previously inflicted on other groups such as the Alawites and Druze, amid rising violence and clashes in these districts.”

The SOHR reported that “no significant gains have been made on the frontlines, despite relentless indiscriminate shelling and unsuccessful attempts to break through.”

Abdulrahman stressed that “the attacks are aimed at Aleppo’s Kurdish population rather than the Syrian Democratic Forces, with indiscriminate shelling affecting civilians, residential buildings, and neighbourhoods.”

These assaults come amid ongoing shelling and a siege of the areas, as Kurdish organisations warn of a potential escalation that could result in civilian deaths and displacement.


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