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.

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 Interior Ministry said Sunday that security teams dismantled explosive devices planted by the YPG/YPG in homes and streets of Aleppo’s

Authorities say the army will begin handing over all health and government facilities to state institutions and will gradually withdraw.

The U.S. is scrambling to contain a worsening clash between two of its military partners in Syria, as the country’s new government battles a Kurdish militia in the city of Aleppo.Lethal fighting raged Thursday between the two sides in the divided city where Kurdish-led forces hold key neighborhoods.

Path will allow civilians to leave neighborhood for other parts of Aleppo as army calls on terrorist organization YPG/SDF to surrender their weapons - Anadolu Ajansı