New Documentation Confirms 466 Dead and 200 Missing in Northern Syria Battles Earlier This Year

New Documentation Confirms 466 Dead and 200 Missing in Northern Syria Battles Earlier This Year

Newly compiled documentation has revealed the scale of casualties from the late‑January battles in northeastern Syria between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and forces of the transitional government. At the start of the year, large parts of northeastern Syria—as well as Aleppo and its northern countryside—saw a sharp military escalation. The fighting began in the Aleppo neighborhoods of Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsoud before spreading to Raqqa…