Residents in the Ashrafieh neighborhood (northern Aleppo city) inspect the area after Syrian government forces entered, 9 January 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mohamed Masto)

Residents in the Ashrafieh neighborhood (northern Aleppo city) inspect the area after Syrian government forces entered, 9 January 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mohamed Masto)

Residents in the Ashrafieh neighborhood (northern Aleppo city) inspect the area after Syrian government forces entered, 9 January 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mohamed Masto)

Residents in the Ashrafieh neighborhood (northern Aleppo city) inspect the area after Syrian government forces entered, 9 January 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mohamed Masto)

Residents in the Ashrafieh neighborhood (northern Aleppo city) inspect the area after Syrian government forces entered, 9 January 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mohamed Masto)

Residents in the Ashrafieh neighborhood (northern Aleppo city) inspect the area after Syrian government forces entered, 9 January 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mohamed Masto)

Residents in the Ashrafieh neighborhood (northern Aleppo city) inspect the area after Syrian government forces entered, 9 January 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mohamed Masto)

Residents in the Ashrafieh neighborhood (northern Aleppo city) inspect the area after Syrian government forces entered, 9 January 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mohamed Masto)

Flags of the People’s Protection Units (YPG), which had been fighting in the Ashrafieh neighborhood (northern Aleppo city), 9 January 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mohamed Masto)

Flags of the People’s Protection Units (YPG), which had been fighting in the Ashrafieh neighborhood (northern Aleppo city), 9 January 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mohamed Masto)

Residents in the Ashrafieh neighborhood (northern Aleppo city) inspect the area after Syrian government forces entered, 9 January 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mohamed Masto)

Residents in the Ashrafieh neighborhood (northern Aleppo city) inspect the area after Syrian government forces entered, 9 January 2026 (Enab Baladi/Mohamed Masto)