Kurdish forces refuse to withdraw from Aleppo after ceasefire

Kurdish forces in Aleppo have refused to withdraw from the city under ceasefire terms announced by the Syrian government in Damascus. The councils of the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud districts called the demand a "call to surrender" and pledged to defend their neighborhoods after days of fierce fighting. The violence has killed at least 22 people and displaced over 140,000 residents, with government forces advancing into parts of the city. The situation involves international actors, as the US has been pushing for the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the government, while Turkey has warned of military action.