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Syrian army says it finished combing through Aleppo neighbourhood, signalling takeover from Kurdish forces

Syrian army says it finished combing through Aleppo neighbourhood, signalling takeover from Kurdish forces

Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Syrian army ​said on ‌Saturday that it ‌had finished combing through Aleppo city's Sheikh Maksoud ⁠neighbourhood, ‌signalling a takeover from Kurdish ‍fighters.

The Syrian army earlier said it ​would push ‌into the last Kurdish-held district of Aleppo on Friday after Kurdish ⁠groups there ​rejected ​a government demand for their fighters ‍to ⁠withdraw under a ceasefire deal.

(Reporting ⁠by Maya Gebeily; ‌Editing by ‌William Mallard)