Syria's army told Kurdish forces on Tuesday to withdraw from an area east of Aleppo after deadly clashes in the city last week, as a senior Kurdish official accused Damascus of preparing a new attack.

President Ahmed al-Sharaa repeated calls on Wednesday for Syria's Kurds to integrate into the state, as the army deployed reinforcements near a Kurdish-held area east of Aleppo following deadly clashes in the city.

Government forces have seized a strategic town and oil fields in northeastern Syria. The move on Sunday is part of an ongoing push against Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River.

DAMASCUS, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Syria's army declared on Tuesday the Kurdish-held areas of Deir Hafir and Maskanah east of Aleppo in northern Syria as "closed military zones," warning civilians to stay away as it moves to prevent what it described as renewed armed activity by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and its allied groups.

SDC representative Rizgar Qasim told Kurdistan24 that President Barzani’s diplomatic efforts are crucial as attacks on Aleppo’s Kurdish neighborhoods reflect a wider regional project, while Kurds remain committed to dialogue.

Syria's army told civilians to stay away from Kurdish military positions east of second city Aleppo on Wednesday, after it moved reinforcements to the area following deadly clashes last week.