Aleppo - Wikipedia When the Suez Canal was inaugurated in 1869, much trade was diverted to sea and Aleppo began its slow decline At the fall of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, Aleppo lost its northern hinterland to modern Turkey, as well as the important Baghdad Railway connecting it to Mosul
Aleppo | History, Map, Citadel, Civil War, Population, Facts | Britannica Aleppo is the principal city of northern Syria known as a hub for Syrian culture and commercial activity as well as for its medieval citadel and architecture The city became a focal point of the Syrian Civil War from 2012 until 2016 and suffered considerable damage
Displaced Aleppo residents return home after days of intense . . . Hundreds of displaced residents have returned to Aleppo’s Achrafieh neighborhood in northern Syria This follows intense fighting between government forces and Kurdish fighters that broke out on Jan 6 in three predominantly Kurdish neighborhoods
Last Kurdish forces leave Aleppo after ceasefire deal reached The final Kurdish fighters have withdrawn from the Syrian city of Aleppo, after the announcement of a ceasefire deal in the early hours of Sunday morning Mazloum Abdi, leader of the Kurdish-led
Syrian Arab Republic: Flash Update No. 1 - Escalation of violence in . . . Syrian Arab Republic: Flash Update No 1 - Escalation of violence in Aleppo (as of 07 January 2026) Download attachment (PDF | 469 79 KB) HIGHLIGHTS At least five civilians were reportedly killed, including two women and one child, while the Ministry of Health recorded 27 injuries so far
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