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This comes after Syria's government announced its first formal recognition of Kurdish national rights since 1946.
Deir al-Zour has been described as the most heavily damaged city in Syria by U.N.-Habitat. Traffic weaves past craters and around mounds of rubble. Children play in the ruins beneath great slabs of concrete hanging perilously from buildings. Dust clogs the air.
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Syrian military tells civilians to evacuate contested area east of Aleppo amid rising tensions
Syria’s military has announced it will open a “humanitarian corridor” for civilians to evacuate from an area in Aleppo province.
The Syrian army launched new strikes in parts of Aleppo on Thursday after ordering residents to evacuate, accusing the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of using Kurdish-majority areas to launch attacks as clashes entered a third day.
Syria's defence ministry declared a ceasefire in three neighbourhoods of the northern city of Aleppo early on Friday, a move that could halt fresh fighting between government troops and Kurdish fighters.
Syrian authorities have warned civilians to leave a contested area in Aleppo as clashes continue between government and Kurdish forces