Clashes broke out Wednesday in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo after hundreds of people left two predominantly [ethnic Kurdish](https://apnews.com/article/syria-kurds-language-rights-culture-f7e0e21d303370c6c97bde6a33f630a1) neighborhoods when the military opened two corridors for civilians to leave the area that witnessed [deadly violence](https://apnews.com/article/syria-aleppo-clashes-kurdish-sdf-efd50af20a31addf3f54b31ee7a44111) a day earlier.

Syria’s military gave people until 3 p.m. (1200 GMT) to leave the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh, after which they would be considered a “closed military area.” Once the deadline ended, sounds of explosions were heard in the two neighborhoods.

The Syrian Civil Defense said that by noon (0900 GMT), around 850 people had left the two neighborhoods, after a day of clashes and shelling that left seven people dead in areas controlled by the Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and four others in the government-controlled areas. Dozens of people were wounded in the violence.

Syria’s Information Ministry said that the army will launch “a limited military operation” in Aleppo, saying it comes in response to SDF attacks on government-held parts of the largest city in [the country](https://apnews.com/hub/syria) and once its commercial center. The ministry said that such attacks by the SDF over the months have killed more than 20 civilians and wounded more than 150 others, and resulted in the deaths of more than 25 soldiers.

Clashes erupt in Aleppo after hundreds flee through corridors opened by Syria's government - Breitbart