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The SDF denies the Syrian Ministry of Defence's accusations that it had deployed military forces to the Deir Hafer front in the eastern Aleppo countryside. The Syrian army has sent reinforcements to rural eastern Aleppo, after observing the arrival of more Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) forces in the area, following days of deadly battles inside the city itself and the departure of the SDF. The official news agency SANA broadcast footage on Monday of Syrian army troops heading towards the deployment line east of Aleppo.

An unidentified drone attack has killed a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and injured another near northern Iraq's Sulaimaniyah.

Bese Hozat, a senior leader of the PKK, stated, "We voluntarily destroy our weapons as a step of goodwill and determination," during a ceremony in Sulaimaniyah.

Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after being exposed to methane gas during a cave search operation in northern Iraq, confirmed by the Defence Ministry. Nineteen troops were exposed to the gas, with five casualties on Sunday and another seven succumbing the following day.

SDF leader Mazloum Abdi expressed that while he welcomed Abdullah Ocalan's call for disarmament, the SDF would not disarm and that Ocalan's decision does not apply to Syria.