Residents fled Deir Hafer after the army set a 5pm deadline to leave.

Syrians are fleeing areas near Aleppo after the government ordered people to leave amid rising tensions with the SDF.

Syrians are fleeing areas near Aleppo after the government ordered people to leave amid rising tensions with the SDF.

Kurds fear Syria's new Islamist rulers may take away some of the autonomy they carved out during the civil war.

DEIR HAFER: Syria's army said on Saturday that its forces had taken control of swathes of the region east of Aleppo city after Kurdish forces agreed...

DEIR HAFER: Syria's army said on Saturday that its forces had taken control of swathes of the region east of Aleppo city after Kurdish forces agreed...

The Syrian army announced that it had taken control of Deir Hafer, a town previously under Kurdish control located east of Aleppo.

The Syrian army announced that it had taken control of Deir Hafer, a town previously under Kurdish control located east of Aleppo.

A 'humanitarian zone' is expected to remain open on Thursday, allowing residents to leave Deir Hafer and Maskana.

Aleppo, Syria: Syria's army said Saturday its forces had started entering an area east of the city of Aleppo after Kurdish forces agreed to withdraw...