The Syrian army and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reached a ceasefire in the Kurdish-majority districts of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo following deadly overnight clashes on 07 October. The violence was preceded by the Syrian army’s reported redeployment along SDF frontlines in the northeast on 06 October, citing a need to prevent territorial seizure attempts. This escalation underscores deep, unresolved tensions and threatens the collapse of the US -brokered March agreement to integrate the Kurdish-led forces into state institutions. The renewed hostility poses an immediate security and operational risk, jeopardizing the stability of Syria’s political transition.