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The PKK/YPG terrorist organization operating under the name SDF fired sniper rounds at an Ihlas News Agency (IHA) news crew vehicle in Aleppo on Thursday, hitting the live broadcast vehicle while three journalists inside escaped uninjured.
The IHA crew was filming at a checkpoint related to the evacuation of civilians from the Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods when terrorists targeted the vehicle carrying three press members.
The live broadcast vehicle was hit by sniper fire, but the journalists escaped the attack without injury. The PKK/YPG terrorists are also targeting Turkish press members attempting to broadcast from the area.
A humanitarian corridor has been opened for civilians fleeing the terrorists in the area.
Approximately 15,000 civilians trying to reach the safe corridor are being evacuated through the humanitarian corridor at the Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsoud intersection point.
Syrian official forces announced that an operation would begin in the area in the afternoon hours, and all civilians were told to leave the neighborhoods.
The PKK/YPG terrorist organization operating under the name SDF shelled residential neighborhoods in Aleppo in northern Syria for the third consecutive day, Syrian media reported.
On March 10, the Syrian presidency announced the signing of an agreement for the SDF's integration into state institutions, reaffirming the country's territorial unity and rejecting any attempts at division.
Syrian authorities say that in the months since, the SDF has not shown any efforts to meet the terms of the agreement.
The Syrian government has intensified efforts to maintain security across the country since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad's regime on Dec. 8, 2024, after 24 years in power.
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