Life returning to parts of Aleppo after terrorists’ withdrawal: governor
Security and stability return to Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh after YPG/SDF terror group was driven out, says Aleppo Governor Azzam al-Gharib.
Aleppo Governor Azzam al-Gharib announced that life is gradually returning to normal in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighbourhoods of Aleppo city in northern Syria after the YPG/SDF terror group was driven out.
On January 10, the Syrian army succeeded in liberating the two neighbourhoods in Aleppo by expelling the YPG/SDF from areas it had controlled west and east of the Euphrates River.
In a statement published on Friday evening and carried by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), al-Gharib said that “the end of the emergency phase of the humanitarian response in Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud, and the full return of security and stability to the area, have allowed life to gradually return to normal,” noting that the rate of residents’ return has exceeded 90 percent.
He also announced the reopening of the Ashrafieh Post Office to provide postal and civil registry services.
Electricity restored
In the transport sector, three public transport lines have been activated to facilitate citizens’ movement, in addition to reopening roads that had been closed with earthen or concrete barriers, improving traffic flow and easing residents’ access to their neighbourhoods.
Al-Gharib added that 80 percent of the electricity network has been rehabilitated and maintained, with power lines being gradually restored to service, positively impacting residents’ living conditions.
In the education sector, he said work is underway to rehabilitate 10 schools scheduled to resume service at the start of the second academic term, allowing students to return to their classrooms in a safe environment.
On Tuesday, the Syrian presidency announced reaching a “mutual understanding” with the SDF/YPG that includes wide-ranging military, administrative, and political integration mechanisms, with implementation beginning the same evening.
This understanding came after a military operation was launched by the Syrian Army days earlier, during which it regained large areas in eastern and northeastern Syria.