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U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he wants "to see peace" in Syria and called for clashes in Aleppo to stop, as the Syrian Army announced it has achieved complete control of the city with the liberation of Sheikh Maqsoud, the last neighborhood under SDF occupation.
"We want to see Syria succeed. And so far, I think they are succeeding, but this is just breaking out, and we want to see that stopped," Trump told reporters at the White House.
Trump said the U.S. "gets along" with the Kurds and the Syrian government.
Jordan and the U.S. reaffirmed their support for efforts to ensure a ceasefire and the "peaceful withdrawal" of the terrorist organization YPG-led SDF from Aleppo.
The remarks came during a meeting between Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and U.S. Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack in Amman on Saturday, according to a Foreign Ministry statement on Saturday.
Safadi and Barrack discussed developments in Syria "in the context of ongoing cooperation and coordination to support the Syrian government's efforts to ensure Syria's security, sovereignty, unity, and stability, and to safeguard the rights and safety of all Syrian citizens," the statement said.
The two sides "reaffirmed the Kingdom's and the United States' commitment to supporting efforts aimed at consolidating the ceasefire, ensuring the peaceful withdrawal of the SDF from Aleppo, and guaranteeing the security and protection of all civilians."
They also stressed "the need for the immediate implementation of the March 10, 2025 Agreement, which both the Syrian government and the SDF have previously committed to."
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The Syrian Army announced that its operation against the YPG/SDF terrorist organization in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood has been completed.
"Complete control has been achieved in the city, and the last neighborhood under YPG/SDF terrorist organization occupation has been liberated," the army statement said.
The army called on civilians to remain in their homes due to terrorist elements hiding among the population, adding, "We invite our civilian population to stay in their homes and not go outside. Because SDF and PKK terrorist organization elements are hiding among them."
In an earlier statement, Barrack said the U.S. is following developments in Aleppo "with grave concern" and urged all parties to "exercise the utmost restraint."
"Over the past 13 months, Syria has made historic strides toward stability, national reconciliation, and reconstruction following decades of devastating conflict," Barrack said.
"Profound transformations of this nature cannot be achieved overnight. The deep scars of prolonged conflict require time to heal, and enduring progress demands patience, tolerance, and genuine mutual understanding across all segments of Syrian society," he added.
Barrack said the U.S. remains "steadfast in the vision of a Syria that ensures full inclusion and equal rights for every citizen—Sunni, Kurd, Druze, Christian, Alawite, and all other communities—without exception."
Barrack noted that the U.S. was "on the threshold of successfully concluding the March 10, 2025 integration agreement between the SDF and the Syrian government."
"That objective remains eminently achievable," he said.
On March 10, 2025, the Syrian presidency announced the signing of an agreement, mediated by the U.S., for the SDF's integration into state institutions, reaffirming the country's territorial unity and rejecting any attempts at division. Authorities said in the months since, the SDF has not shown any efforts to meet the terms of the agreement.
Fighting erupted in Aleppo when the YPG/SDF launched attacks from Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud on residential areas, civilian facilities, and army positions, prompting the army to launch a military operation.
The attacks have killed nine people and wounded 55 others, and triggered the displacement of about 165,000 residents from the Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods.
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