By Khalil Ashawi, Mahmoud Hasano and Orhan Qereman ALEPPO, Syria Jan 10 (Reuters) - The last Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters left the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, state-run Ekhbariya TV said,

Syria's Defense Ministry has announced a ceasefire after three days of clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo

The strikes come less than a month after an ISIS gunman ambushed U.S. troops in Syria, killing three U.S. servicemembers—two Iowa National Guard soldiers and a civilian interpreter. The assault marked the first deadly attack on U.S. troops in Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

Clashes broke out Tuesday in Aleppo's predominantly Kurdish northern neighborhoods after the government and the Syrian Democratic Forces failed to make progress on how to merge their forces into the national army.

Turkish authorities are working closely with Syria to defuse tensions in Aleppo to prevent further escalation and ensure civilians can leave

Top European Union officials have visited Syria for the first time to meet with interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa

Syrian security forces began deploying Saturday in a neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo amid sporadic gunfire after days of intense clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters that killed and wounded dozens.

The Syrian army said it would push into the last Kurdish-held district of Aleppo city on Friday after Kurdish groups there rejected a government demand for their fighters to withdraw under a ceasefire deal.