LONDON: A soldier from the Syrian Arab Army and three civilians were killed on Tuesday in attacks launched by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Aleppo, northern Syria.

The army said one soldier was killed and several were injured in drone strikes on army positions around the city’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood. The army responded by striking SDF launch sites in the area, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported.

The SDF also attacked residential and commercial buildings in Aleppo’s Al-Midan neighborhood and its surrounding areas, killing three civilians, including two women. In addition, nine employees of the Aleppo Agriculture Directorate were injured when an SDF shell struck their offices. They were taken to the city’s Al-Razi Hospital for treatment, the news agency said.

The Aleppo Media Directorate said an attack on an area near the Shayhan Roundabout constituted a “new violation” of agreements signed by the SDF with the Syrian government. It advised civilians to stay away from conflict zones in Al-Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods.

The Syrian government signed an agreement with the SDF in March last year that included plans to integrate the Kurdish-led group’s military, territory and natural resources, including oil fields, into the new government in Damascus.

Last month, however, clashes erupted between the SDF and the army in Aleppo, hindering the deal. Despite a brief agreement designed to reduce tensions, the Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that the SDF had attacked army positions for a third consecutive day.