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2025-04-08 16:23 Last Updated At:16:40

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Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon walks at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa as the Aegean Sea is seen on the right, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Wednesday March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon walks at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa as the Aegean Sea is seen on the right, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Wednesday March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, center, talks with islanders after the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, center, talks with islanders after the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon locks the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa as the Aegean Sea is seen in the background, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Wednesday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon locks the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa as the Aegean Sea is seen in the background, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Wednesday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Seagulls fly in the sky above the Aegean Sea as seen from the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, during a cloudy day, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Seagulls fly in the sky above the Aegean Sea as seen from the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, during a cloudy day, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon walks at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa as the Aegean Sea is seen on the right, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Wednesday March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon walks at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa as the Aegean Sea is seen on the right, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Wednesday March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun during a cloudy day, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun during a cloudy day, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Newly married French couple Thomas and Valentine attend the Divine Liturgy as Constantin Papakonstantinou, an assistant residing at the monastery, left, chants as he is reflected on a window inside the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Newly married French couple Thomas and Valentine attend the Divine Liturgy as Constantin Papakonstantinou, an assistant residing at the monastery, left, chants as he is reflected on a window inside the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon conducts the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon conducts the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon looks on inside the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon looks on inside the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A cross is painted on a cliff near the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A cross is painted on a cliff near the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon speaks with a newly married French couple Thomas and Valentine on their way to the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon speaks with a newly married French couple Thomas and Valentine on their way to the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, kisses the hand of the son of his nephew Nikitas Vasalos as father Kostas looks on, in Lagada village, Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, kisses the hand of the son of his nephew Nikitas Vasalos as father Kostas looks on, in Lagada village, Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon is hugged by islanders as people gather to watch a parade for Greek Independence Day, which commemorates the start of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon is hugged by islanders as people gather to watch a parade for Greek Independence Day, which commemorates the start of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

-Cats stand outside the entrance of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

-Cats stand outside the entrance of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos pets a cat as he leaves the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, seen in the background, in Amorgos Island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos pets a cat as he leaves the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, seen in the background, in Amorgos Island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Emanouil IoaNnou Nomikos, 65, kisses the hand of Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos as he enters a coffee shop while Evagelos Zak, 70, drinks his coffee at Tholaria village , Amorgos Island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Emanouil IoaNnou Nomikos, 65, kisses the hand of Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos as he enters a coffee shop while Evagelos Zak, 70, drinks his coffee at Tholaria village , Amorgos Island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

From left, Constantin Papakonstantinou, an assistant residing at the monastery, Ioanna Kape, Head of the Amorgos Port Authority, and Christian Orthodox monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, as dinner is served at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

From left, Constantin Papakonstantinou, an assistant residing at the monastery, Ioanna Kape, Head of the Amorgos Port Authority, and Christian Orthodox monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, as dinner is served at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, cooks in the kitchen of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, on Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, cooks in the kitchen of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, on Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, right, Father Antonis and other faithful leave the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, after participating in Divine Liturgy in Amorgos island, Greece, on Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, right, Father Antonis and other faithful leave the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, after participating in Divine Liturgy in Amorgos island, Greece, on Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, center, talks with islanders after the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, center, talks with islanders after the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The faithful stand outside the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, as Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos conducts the Divine Liturgy, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The faithful stand outside the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, as Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos conducts the Divine Liturgy, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos conducts the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos conducts the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun during a cloudy day, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun during a cloudy day, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, exits the chapel at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, exits the chapel at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, looks out from the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, looks out from the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon walks at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa as the Aegean Sea is seen on the right, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Wednesday March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon walks at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa as the Aegean Sea is seen on the right, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Wednesday March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, center, talks with islanders after the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, center, talks with islanders after the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon locks the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa as the Aegean Sea is seen in the background, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Wednesday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon locks the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa as the Aegean Sea is seen in the background, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Wednesday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Seagulls fly in the sky above the Aegean Sea as seen from the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, during a cloudy day, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Seagulls fly in the sky above the Aegean Sea as seen from the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, during a cloudy day, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon walks at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa as the Aegean Sea is seen on the right, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Wednesday March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon walks at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa as the Aegean Sea is seen on the right, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Wednesday March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun during a cloudy day, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun during a cloudy day, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Newly married French couple Thomas and Valentine attend the Divine Liturgy as Constantin Papakonstantinou, an assistant residing at the monastery, left, chants as he is reflected on a window inside the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Newly married French couple Thomas and Valentine attend the Divine Liturgy as Constantin Papakonstantinou, an assistant residing at the monastery, left, chants as he is reflected on a window inside the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon conducts the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon conducts the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon looks on inside the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon looks on inside the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A cross is painted on a cliff near the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A cross is painted on a cliff near the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon speaks with a newly married French couple Thomas and Valentine on their way to the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon speaks with a newly married French couple Thomas and Valentine on their way to the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, kisses the hand of the son of his nephew Nikitas Vasalos as father Kostas looks on, in Lagada village, Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, kisses the hand of the son of his nephew Nikitas Vasalos as father Kostas looks on, in Lagada village, Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon is hugged by islanders as people gather to watch a parade for Greek Independence Day, which commemorates the start of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon is hugged by islanders as people gather to watch a parade for Greek Independence Day, which commemorates the start of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

-Cats stand outside the entrance of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

-Cats stand outside the entrance of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos pets a cat as he leaves the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, seen in the background, in Amorgos Island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos pets a cat as he leaves the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, seen in the background, in Amorgos Island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Emanouil IoaNnou Nomikos, 65, kisses the hand of Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos as he enters a coffee shop while Evagelos Zak, 70, drinks his coffee at Tholaria village , Amorgos Island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Emanouil IoaNnou Nomikos, 65, kisses the hand of Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos as he enters a coffee shop while Evagelos Zak, 70, drinks his coffee at Tholaria village , Amorgos Island, Greece, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

From left, Constantin Papakonstantinou, an assistant residing at the monastery, Ioanna Kape, Head of the Amorgos Port Authority, and Christian Orthodox monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, as dinner is served at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

From left, Constantin Papakonstantinou, an assistant residing at the monastery, Ioanna Kape, Head of the Amorgos Port Authority, and Christian Orthodox monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, as dinner is served at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, cooks in the kitchen of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, on Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, cooks in the kitchen of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, on Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, right, Father Antonis and other faithful leave the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, after participating in Divine Liturgy in Amorgos island, Greece, on Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, right, Father Antonis and other faithful leave the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, after participating in Divine Liturgy in Amorgos island, Greece, on Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, center, talks with islanders after the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, center, talks with islanders after the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The faithful stand outside the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, as Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos conducts the Divine Liturgy, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The faithful stand outside the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, as Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos conducts the Divine Liturgy, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos conducts the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos conducts the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of Panagia Evangelistria, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun during a cloudy day, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun during a cloudy day, in Amorgos island, Greece, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, exits the chapel at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, exits the chapel at the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, looks out from the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon of Amorgos, looks out from the chapel of the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, in Amorgos island, Greece, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea is illuminated by the sun in Amorgos island, Greece, on Friday, March 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — First responders on Sunday entered a contested neighborhood in Syria’ s northern city of Aleppo after days of deadly clashes between government forces and Kurdish-led forces. Syrian state media said the military was deployed in large numbers.

The clashes broke out Tuesday in the predominantly Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Achrafieh and Bani Zaid after the government and the Syrian Democratic Forces, the main Kurdish-led force in the country, failed to make progress on how to merge the SDF into the national army. Security forces captured Achrafieh and Bani Zaid.

The fighting between the two sides was the most intense since the fall of then-President Bashar Assad to insurgents in December 2024. At least 23 people were killed in five days of clashes and more than 140,000 were displaced amid shelling and drone strikes.

The U.S.-backed SDF, which have played a key role in combating the Islamic State group in large swaths of eastern Syria, are the largest force yet to be absorbed into Syria's national army. Some of the factions that make up the army, however, were previously Turkish-backed insurgent groups that have a long history of clashing with Kurdish forces.

The Kurdish fighters have now evacuated from the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood to northeastern Syria, which is under the control of the SDF. However, they said in a statement they will continue to fight now that the wounded and civilians have been evacuated, in what they called a “partial ceasefire.”

The neighborhood appeared calm Sunday. The United Nations said it was trying to dispatch more convoys to the neighborhoods with food, fuel, blankets and other urgent supplies.

Government security forces brought journalists to tour the devastated area, showing them the damaged Khalid al-Fajer Hospital and a military position belonging to the SDF’s security forces that government forces had targeted.

The SDF statement accused the government of targeting the hospital “dozens of times” before patients were evacuated. Damascus accused the Kurdish-led group of using the hospital and other civilian facilities as military positions.

On one street, Syrian Red Crescent first responders spoke to a resident surrounded by charred cars and badly damaged residential buildings.

Some residents told The Associated Press that SDF forces did not allow their cars through checkpoints to leave.

“We lived a night of horror. I still cannot believe that I am right here standing on my own two feet,” said Ahmad Shaikho. “So far the situation has been calm. There hasn’t been any gunfire.”

Syrian Civil Defense first responders have been disarming improvised mines that they say were left by the Kurdish forces as booby traps.

Residents who fled are not being allowed back into the neighborhood until all the mines are cleared. Some were reminded of the displacement during Syria’s long civil war.

“I want to go back to my home, I beg you,” said Hoda Alnasiri.

Associated Press journalist Kareem Chehayeb in Beirut contributed to this report.

Sandbag barriers used as fighting positions by Kurdish fighters, left inside a destroyed mosque in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Sandbag barriers used as fighting positions by Kurdish fighters, left inside a destroyed mosque in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Burned vehicles at one of the Kurdish fighters positions at the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Burned vehicles at one of the Kurdish fighters positions at the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

People flee the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

People flee the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A Syrian military police convoy enters the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A Syrian military police convoy enters the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Burned vehicles and ammunitions left at one of the Kurdish fighters positions at the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Burned vehicles and ammunitions left at one of the Kurdish fighters positions at the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

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