Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa said early on Sunday that government forces had secured Tabqa and the nearby Euphrates Dam, Syria’s largest, after expelling fighters linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), labelled a “terrorist” group by Turkiye, the European Union and the United States.

In the space of two days, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militia, has driven Kurdish forces from wide swathes of northern Syria that they have held for more than a decade.

Clashes continue between the Syrian army and YPG, operating under the name SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) who refuse to hand over Aktan Prison, in Syria’s Raqqa province on January 19, 2026. Activity around the prison seen, located about 10 kilometers northeast of Raqqa city center, as army units continue to keep the facility under siege.

The SDF reported armed group attacks on ISIS prisons in Syria's northeast as clashes with Syrian government forces raise fears of renewed instability and terrorism. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Monday that an "armed group" was attacking Shaddadi prison in Hasaka in Syria's northeast,

Las fuerzas gubernamentales sirias entraron el domingo en la ciudad de Raqqa en su avance en áreas controladas por fuerzas lideradas

The Syrian Army on Sunday launched a new operation from the Tal Abyad area, targeting southern Raqqa countryside, occupied by the YPG/SDF terror group, opening two fronts from the Turkish border region toward Raqqa and Hasakah.

Banat, an 11th-century palace southeast of the Syrian city of Raqqa, remains one of the area’s most important archaeological

Government troops drew closer to Raqqa, the largest city overseen by the Kurds, raising U.S. concerns about the renewal of a wider conflict in the region.