Death toll rises in attacks on Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh, Bani Zeid neighborhoods

The neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh, and Bani Zeid in Aleppo are witnessing violent attacks and indiscriminate shelling by factions of the interim government. Civilian homes were directly targeted with tanks and artillery, resulting in the death of 3 civilians and the injury of 26 others. Meanwhile, the Internal Security Forces in Aleppo thwarted infiltration attempts by the attackers, resulting in the death and injury of several of them.

6 January, 2026 22:10

NEWS DESK

Factions of the interim government continue to launch violent attacks using heavy weapons, artillery, tanks, and rockets on the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh, and Bani Zeid, which are home to more than 600,000 civilians, in a new violation of the declared ceasefire and the April 1st agreement.

The indiscriminate shelling is affecting most of the three neighborhoods, especially the areas of "Al-Jazeera Laundry - Ammar Chicken - Al-Hassan Mosque - Sheikh Maqsoud Grand Mosque - Furniture Street in Ashrafieh - Street 15 - Street 20 - Martyrs' Square - Al-Shaqif - Youth Housing - and Maarouf neighborhood," causing significant damage to civilian homes as a result of direct shelling. These attacks resulted in the martyrdom of 3 civilians, including two women, and the injury of 26 others, including children. Their names are as follows:

Martyrs:

1. Fatima Hamada, 41 years old

2. Masoud Faiq Abdo, 30 years old

3. George Khawam, 42 years old

Injured:

1. Ivan Abdo, 2 years old

2. Sham Dalo, 3 years old

3. Sharif Sido, 52 years old

4. Muhammad Habib, 82 years old

5. Aslan Bakr, 18 years old

6. Ali Aslan Muslim Bilal, 17 years old

7. Sharfan Abdo Mamo, 17 years old

8. Hassan Muhammad Eid Qurtan, 30 years old

9. Muhammad Sheikh Kilo, 70 years old

10. Ramzi Kilo, 18 years old

11. Muhammad Hussein Bakr, 23 years old

12. Khadija Alloush, 47 years old

13. Shiro Muhammad Hussein, 44 years old

14. Muhammad Nour Shubak, 26 years old

15. Muhammad Ibish, 21 years old

16. Hamid Habash, 74 years old

17. Ibrahim Muhammad Rashid, 34 years old

18. Hevin Omar, 29 years old

19. Dima Al-Hussein, 85 years old

20. Mustafa Abdul Hamid Hassan, 38 years old

21. Arslan Allo, 75 years old

22. Rifat Muhammad Allo, 64 years old

23. Masoud Ali Karkou, 18 years old

24. Abdul Aziz Dawood, 24 years old

25. Rajab Abdul Fattah, 13 years old

26. Nouri Khalil, 29 years old. The Internal Security Forces in Aleppo responded, exercising their right to self-defense and legitimate defense of civilians in the two neighborhoods, and repelled all attacks, thwarting five infiltration attempts into the area. This resulted in a number of deaths and injuries among the ranks of the interim government factions.

It is worth noting that the clashes and heavy shelling resumed in the three neighborhoods after a brief pause, following the arrival of military reinforcements for the interim government factions, including tanks and heavy armored vehicles, which puts the lives of civilians at great risk.

ANHA