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Syria correspondent: Tribal fighters seize control of Tell Abu al-Hassan in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside near the Iraqi border.

Syrian Arab Army forces entered the town of Al-Sabha in the Deir ez-Zor countryside after expelling the SDF militia from it.

Public security and the Syrian Arab Army in the city of Al-Susah today in Al-Bukamal in Deir ez-Zor

Reuters: Syrian forces have seized control of the al-Omar oil field and the Conoco gas field in the east.

Al-Baghouz in Deir ez-Zor was captured after the SDF forces were expelled and Syrian security forces arrived.

The Syrian army entered towns in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside after expelling the SDF forces

The flag of the SDF organization was taken down from the roundabout in the city of #Tabqa, #Raqqa

Deir ez-Zor Governorate: In order to ensure the safety of our dear citizens, all public institutions and government offices will be closed today, Sunday, January 18, 2026. We urge our people to stay home and not go out except for absolute necessity

The Al-Sanour checkpoint in the village of Abu Hamam in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside was captured by fighters from the 86th Division of the Syrian Arab Army.

The Syrian Arab Army enters the town of Jadid Aqidat and heads towards the Al-Jafra oil field.

Tribal fighters are combing the Conoco gas field in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside.

Deir ez-Zor: Tribal forces seize the headquarters of the First Brigade in the city of Al-Basira and tear down pictures of Abdullah Öcalan, the militia leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Arab tribes took control of the city of Hajin in Deir ez-Zor

Arab tribesmen have seized control of the al-Ja'abi checkpoint, which belongs to the SDF, in the city of Hajin, east of Deir ez-Zor

The Syrian army and tribal forces have taken control of the city of Al-Shuhail in Deir ez-Zor.

The SDF militias have blown up the new bridge and the old bridge in the city of Raqqa in an attempt to halt the advance of the Syrian Arab Army

SANA, quoting the Raqqa Media Directorate: The SDF organization blows up the new "Rashid" bridge in Raqqa city

Syrian army units have begun entering areas east of the Euphrates River via the earthen bridge in the city of Deir ez-Zor, as part of measures to protect civilians and preserve public property. This earthen bridge is the only bridge

Tribal fighters seize the "Barriers Command Center" barracks in the town of Hawaj Dhiab, west of Deir ez-Zor - one of the largest strongholds of the SDF/PKK in Deir ez-Zor

The 86th Division of the Syrian Army crosses the Euphrates River and begins deploying in the remaining areas of Deir ez-Zor province.

The SDF blew up the old bridge over the Euphrates River in Raqqa, in an attempt to halt the advance of the Syrian army.

The SDF says its forces are clashing with factions it accuses of being affiliated with the Syrian government in the towns of Gharanij, Abu Hamam, Al-Kashkiya, Dhiban and Al-Tayyana in the Deir ez-Zor countryside.

Statement from the Syrian government: We condemn in the strongest terms the execution of prisoners and detainees in the city of Tabqa in the Raqqa governorate by the SDF. The execution of prisoners and detainees, especially civilians among them, is a complete crime under the Geneva Conventions and a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law We hold this organization fully responsible and pledge to the families of the martyrs to legally pursue it in a fair manner. We call on the international community to condemn this crime

SDF: Our forces have arrested three individuals who attempted to spread chaos and undermine security in the city of Tabqa by opening fire on civilians' homes. Our forces have taken the necessary measures and restored security and stability to the city. In a related context, our forces are currently engaged in intense clashes against Damascus militants in the town of Mansoura, as part of efforts to repel the attacks and protect civilians.

SDF forces shell neighborhoods in Deir ez-Zor city

Several mortar shells fell in the town of Mahkan, east of Deir ez-Zor, originating from SDF-controlled areas. No information is available regarding casualties.

Clashes are taking place on the Raqqa bridge.

The Syrian Arab Army Operations Command: The army has taken control of the strategic city of Tabqa and the Euphrates Dam

Nahr Media correspondent: The Syrian army is shelling SDF military positions near the industrial area north of Deir ez-Zor.

Syria correspondent: SDF targets residential neighborhood in the city of Mayadin, east of Deir ez-Zor, with a suicide drone

A diplomatic source told Al-Araby TV: The Syrian government offered Mazloum Abdi the position of governor of Hasakah.

Arab tribesmen have taken control of the town of Gharanij in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside.

Arab tribesmen have seized control of checkpoints and headquarters belonging to the SDF in the towns of Muhaymidah, al-Hawaij, and Dhiban in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside.

Syrian Arab Army forces enter Al-Mansoura Dam, west of Raqqa Governorate

The Syrian Arab Army enters the village of Abu Kabi'a in the western Raqqa countryside

The Syrian army controls the southern entrance to Raqqa, known as "Al-Maqs”

According to Kurdish Ronahi TV there is heavy fighting between SDF and groups in the Kasrat al Faraj, Ar-Raqqah Governorate, Syria

The Syrian army is shelling SDF positions in the vicinity of Al-Hawaij town, east of Deir ez-Zor.

Syria TV correspondent: The army is shelling SDF positions in the Raqqa desert.

Syrian Army: We have taken full control of Tabqa military airport

SANA correspondent in Raqqa: Medical teams and ambulances belonging to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent have entered the town of Al-Sabkha in the eastern Raqqa countryside after the army took control of it.

A Syrian military source says the army is deploying military reinforcements to Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria

Reports indicate that reinforcements for the SDF are heading towards the villages of al-Shaitat in the Deir ez-Zor countryside, coming from the al-Omar oil field.

Artillery shelling targets SDF positions east of the Euphrates River in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside

Intense artillery shelling by the Syrian army on SDF positions in the city of Tabqa

The Syrian Army Operations Command: Our forces have seized control of the Mansoura Dam (formerly the Baath Dam), and the towns of Ratla and Hamam in the Raqqa countryside. Our forces are now less than 5 km from the western entrance to the city of Raqqa.

The Syrian Foreign Ministry told Syria TV: We call on the SDF to be our partners in implementing the March 10 agreement. The SDF has not adhered to the recent agreement by withdrawing from areas west of the Euphrates. The military operation against the SDF will cease when it accepts the implementation of the March 10 agreement. The goal of the military operation is to create a reality that compels the SDF to implement the March 10 agreement. We are coordinating with the US administration on the issue of combating ISIS and controlling the security situation.

French President Emmanuel Macron says the Syrian army must "immediately" halt attacks on Kurdish-led SDF. "France and Europe will not be able to support the continuation of such an approach," he warned

US Central Command: We conducted a raid yesterday in northwestern Syria that killed a senior al-Qaeda leader.

Clashes between tribal fighters and the SDF in the villages of Abu Hamam, Al-Kashkiya, Gharanij and Abu Hardoub in the Deir ez-Zor countryside

SDF is deploying military convoys from the al-Omar and Koniko oil fields towards the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside

YPJ: "The agreement on the withdrawal of our forces and the SDF from Deir Hafir and Maskane has been implemented. YPJ: The Damascus government wants to take control of Tabqa and Raqqa through militias. So far, all our forces are responding within the framework of legitimate rights. If the militias continue their attacks, we, as YPJ forces, will respond. Our forces are ready to stop the attacks."

Unknown assailants attacked a military checkpoint belonging to the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) in the town of Jazrat al-Milaj, west of Deir ez-Zor, using machine guns

Raqqa: The Syrian army enters the village of Al-Akirshi in the Raqqa countryside.

Deir ez-Zor: Tribes seize control of the Tayyana station east of Deir ez-Zor Island and expel the SDF militias from it.

Army forces extend their control over the al-Sabkha district in the Raqqa countryside, coinciding with the start of internal security deployment

SDF: Reports of Damascus faction fighters entering Tabqa city are false, and our forces remain in their positions.

Explosions heard in the city of Al-Mayadin, east of Deir ez-Zor

Tribal fighters targeted a SDF vehicle with an RPG in the town of Al-Susah, east of Deir ez-Zor, resulting in deaths and injuries among those inside.

Syrian Army forces control the towns of Al-Akirshi and Ratla, southeast of Raqqa

The Syrian Foreign Ministry told Al-Araby TV: The government has presented a rapid plan to implement the March 10 agreement to reach a solution to the current crisis.

"Based on our national responsibility, the Democratic Autonomous Administration calls on the relevant factions to immediately and fully adhere to the terms of the agreement and to stop all military actions and provocations that threaten civilian security and undermine prospects for stability." - Autonomous Administration

The Syrian army is now 2 km away from the southern entrance to Raqqa after capturing the village of Ratla.

Unknown assailants attacked SDF positions with machine guns near the banks of the Euphrates River in the towns of Dhiban and Abu Hardoub, east of Deir ez-Zor

Syrian army controls the villages of Shanan and Al-Rajabi east of Raqqa and is heading towards Al-Akirshi.

Syria TV correspondent: SDF convoys are moving from Raqqa city towards the east

SDF: Security has returned to Mansoura after defeating the cell's efforts. SDF: Our forces have increased in the town to ensure the safety of civilians

The Syrian Arab Army Operations Command told SANA that army forces have begun entering the city of Tabqa from several axes, while simultaneously encircling PKK militias inside Tabqa military airport

The Interior Ministry imposes a curfew in areas controlled by the army in the Raqqa countryside.

Internal security forces enter the town of Zur Shamar in the southern Raqqa countryside amid a warm welcome from the residents

The Syrian Petroleum Company: We have officially received the Rasafa and Safyan oil fields from army units in preparation for putting them back into service according to the approved plans.

The Syrian Arab Army: Our forces entered the towns of Hanida and Safsafa and the villages of Abu Assi and Al-Jabali in the Raqqa countryside and established full control over the city of Mansoura.

Raqqa, western countryside: The Syrian army begins entering the town of Al-Sabkha in the eastern Raqqa countryside.

The Syrian Arab Army has taken control of the towns of Al-Sharida Al-Sharqiya and Al-Jabali village, east of Raqqa

"We welcome the continued efforts of all parties in Syria to prevent escalation and seek a solution to the conflict through dialogue. We also urge Syrian government forces to cease any offensive operations in the areas between Aleppo and Tabqa." — Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)

Syrian army forces continue their advance from the south of Tabqa after capturing the Al-Hawra crossing and are now on the outskirts of the airport.

The Syrian army extends its control over the village of Hawija Shanan in the southeastern countryside of Raqqa.

Clashes erupted between groups of residents of Tabqa and SDF militias inside the city. Tabqa

US army urges Syrian troops to cease offensive actions between Aleppo and Tabqqa

Locals attack and seize the Al-Hawra checkpoint near the Al-Mansoura dam, west of Raqqa.

The Syrian Arab Army has taken control of the town of Zur Shamar/Ghanem Ali, east of Raqqa

Syrian Army: Our forces enter the city of Mansoura and seize the Camel Corps camp near the city of Tabqa. Our forces seize the village of Rajm al-Ghazal in the Raqqa countryside. Army vanguards approach the city of Tabqa. Our forces enter the city of Ghanem al-Ali.

SDF: Fighting is intense in the villages of Dibsi Efnan and around the town of Resafa; SDF: The western countryside of Raqqa is being shelled; SDF: Our forces are responding strongly to the attacks

SDF confirms clashes near Tabqa: "Our forces are currently engaged in intense clashes with factions affiliated with the Damascus government, following their breach of the signed agreement, in the Hél Revolution area south of the al-Tabqa region, which was outside the scope of the agreement."

SDF: "Following the Damascus government’s violation of the signed agreement and its act of treachery against our forces, heavy clashes erupted in the village of Dibsi Afnan between our forces and the attacking parties. Our forces exercised their legitimate right to self-defense and to protect their fighters. The source of the threat was dealt with, but tension in the area remains. Meanwhile, no developments have been recorded on the fronts of the Thawra Field and Ghanem al-Ali. Our forces continue to maintain full readiness and preparedness for any emergency."

Talks between Masoud Barzani, Mazloum Abdi and Tom Barak in Erbil regarding developments in the Syrian file.

The Syrian Arab Army Operations Command published a map of site number 3 (Ayed Reserve) in Tabqa and issued a warning to residents via SANA, stating: "We urge our civilian population to stay away from this site, which is being used by PKK militias and remnants of the former regime, allies of the SDF, as a launching point for their operations against Syrians."

The Syrian Arab Army Operations Directorate publishes a map of location number 2 in the city of Tabqa in the western Raqqa countryside.

The Syrian Arab Army Operations Command published a map of site number 1 in Tabqa and issued a warning to residents via SANA, stating: "We urge our civilian population to stay away from this site, which is being used by PKK militias and remnants of the former regime, allies of the SDF, as a launching point for their operations against Syrians and their army."

The Syrian army has established control over the entire area south of the city of Tabqa (al-Rasafa and the Safyan oil field) and is approaching Tabqa military airport in the western Raqqa countryside.

The SDF announces a total curfew in the Tabqa area of Raqqa countryside.

SDF elements targeted two Syrian Army vehicles in the Raqqa region with kamikaze drones.

US has dispatched warplanes, which are dropping flares over areas newly controlled by the Government, likely intended as a warning not to advance beyond Dibsi Afnan

The Syrian Arab Army Operations Command told SANA: We declare the area west of the Euphrates a closed military zone after PKK militias targeted army forces while they were implementing the agreement

Ilham Ahmed, the head of foreign relations for the SDF-affiliated Autonomous Administration, stated: "We hold the Syrian government responsible for violating the agreement."

Footage from Al-Jarrah military airport after the Syrian Arab Army entered shows that the SDF left behind quantities of ammunition inside the airport

Syrian Arab Army forces enter the city of Maskana, east of Aleppo

Kurdish Autonomous Administration: The presidential decree may be a first step, but it does not meet the aspirations and hopes of the Syrian people

The Syrian Arab Army Operations Command told SANA: We announce that we have taken full control of the city of Maskana, east of Aleppo, and our forces have begun advancing towards the town of Dibsi Afnan

Syria 24 correspondent: Removal of earthen barriers has begun around the city of Deir Hafer in the eastern Aleppo countryside.