A crossed-out image of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa lies on the ground as Kurdish fighters bused out of the northern city of Aleppo following a ceasefire, arrive in the Kurdish-controlled northeastern city of Qamishli on January 11, 2026. Syria's government was in full control of Aleppo on January 11, 2026, after taking over the city's Kurdish neighbourhoods and evacuating fighters there to Kurdish autonomous areas following days of deadly clashes. The violence started earlier this week after negotiations stalled on integrating the Kurds' de facto autonomous administration and forces into the country's new government. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP via Getty Images)