{"id":479,"date":"2026-01-10T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=479"},"modified":"2026-02-03T05:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:47:29","slug":"ypg-sdf-group-seizes-hospital-in-aleppos-sheikh-maqsoud-expels-medical-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/10\/ypg-sdf-group-seizes-hospital-in-aleppos-sheikh-maqsoud-expels-medical-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"YPG\/SDF group seizes hospital in Aleppo\u2019s Sheikh Maqsoud, expels medical staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Yassin Hospital now being used as a military point, reports SANA, citing Health Ministry <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p>By Rania Abushamala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISTANBUL (AA) &#8211; The YPG\/SDF organisation seized a hospital in Aleppo\u2019s Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood and expelled its medical staff, Syria\u2019s Health Ministry said on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Health Ministry said: \u201cPKK and armed groups affiliated with it expelled staff and doctors from Yassin Hospital in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood of the city of Aleppo and turned it into a military point they are fortifying themselves in, after fleeing before the Syrian Arab Army.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry warned civilians against approaching the facility, stressing safety concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately, a military source told SANA that a YPG\/SDF member blew himself up near Syrian Army forces in Aleppo\u2019s Sheikh Maqsoud, with no casualties reported among the army ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Syrian Army announced on Saturday the completion of a full security sweep of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood amid escalation with the YPG\/SDF group\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"SYRIAN ARMY COMPLETES SWEEP OF SHEIKH MAQSOUD NEIGHBOURHOOD IN ALEPPO\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d7FJsIbNyzQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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