Syria’s military has announced it will open a “humanitarian corridor” for civilians to evacuate from an area in Aleppo province.

Despite the long-running U.S. support for the SDF, the Trump administration has also developed close ties with the government of interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and has so far avoided publicly taking sides in the clashes in Aleppo.

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.

US Senator demands accountability after alleged human rights violations by Syrian forces against Kurdish civilians in Aleppo amid ongoing conflict.

Syrian authorities have warned civilians to leave a contested area in Aleppo as clashes continue between government and Kurdish forces

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, once the main U.S. allies in Syria, agreed to withdraw from two Arab-majority provinces they had controlled for years.