A member of the Syrian army stands guard on the road towards Al-Hasakah, following the withdrawal of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Syria, Jan. 20, 2026. (Credit: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)
Despite a cease-fire agreement signed Sunday between Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Kurdish-led SDF forces, government troops on Tuesday made fresh advances across several fronts east of the Euphrates in northeastern Syria, marking a fourth consecutive day of fighting.Damascus troops, backed by tribal forces allied with the government, mainly continued their advance north of Raqqa and Deir Ez-Zor, an area captured Sunday during the offensive launched Saturday against territories so far controlled by the U.S.-backed, SDF.'We will defend Hasakah'Reached by L’Orient-Le Jour, Siamand Ali, spokesperson for the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the armed wing of the Syrian Kurdish PYD party, said that the Syrian army forces have now reached the southern outskirts of Hasakah, a large, predominantly Arab city in the northeast that...
Despite a cease-fire agreement signed Sunday between Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Kurdish-led SDF forces, government troops on Tuesday made fresh advances across several fronts east of the Euphrates in northeastern Syria, marking a fourth consecutive day of fighting.Damascus troops, backed by tribal forces allied with the government, mainly continued their advance north of Raqqa and Deir Ez-Zor, an area captured Sunday during the offensive launched Saturday against territories so far controlled by the U.S.-backed, SDF.'We will defend Hasakah'Reached by L’Orient-Le Jour, Siamand Ali, spokesperson for the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the armed wing of the Syrian Kurdish PYD party, said that the Syrian army forces have now reached the southern outskirts of Hasakah, a large, predominantly Arab city in the northeast...
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