(251007) -- DAMASCUS, Oct. 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A member of the Internal Security Command stands near damaged buildings at Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods as volunteers from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent walk by in Aleppo, Syria, on Oct. 7, 2025. Syria's chief of defense authorities said Tuesday he met with Kurdish-led forces' commander Mazloum Abdi in Damascus and agreed to an immediate ceasefire across all fronts in northern and northeastern Syria, following a day of fierce clashes between government-aligned forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). (Str/Xinhua)
