SDF Leader Flies to Damascus to Seal Ceasefire Deal
SDF leader Mazloum Abdi travels to Damascus today to finalize a landmark ceasefire and integration deal with Syria’s interim authority.
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SDF leader Mazloum Abdi travels to Damascus today to finalize a landmark ceasefire and integration deal with Syria’s interim authority.
Syria’s army says it has full control of Deir Hafer after Kurdish-led SDF withdrew east of the Euphrates. Interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa recognizes Kurdish as a national language.
US Central Command carried out ‘large-scale’ strikes across Syria in Operation Hawkeye Strike, responding to December’s Palmyra attack that killed two soldiers and a civilian interpreter.
On Jan. 10, 2026, U.S. forces launched large-scale strikes across Syria under Operation Hawkeye Strike, targeting Islamic State sites to disrupt terror plots and protect partner forces.
Syria’s military declared a full curfew sealing Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh today amid clashes with the SDF, opening humanitarian corridors for civilians.
Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi went to Damascus to restart stalled talks on merging his SDF forces with Syria’s army after a missed 2025 deadline.
On Dec 24, 2025, Jordan launched airstrikes in southern Syria’s Sweida province, targeting drug smuggling networks and weapons hideouts near the northern border.
Syrian forces arrested senior IS commander Taha al-Zoubi in a targeted raid near Damascus, seizing weapons and a suicide belt. The operation marks a major blow to IS networks around the capital.
On December 19, 2025, the U.S. launched Operation Hawkeye Strike in central Syria to hit ISIS targets after a deadly Palmyra attack.
U.S. forces launched Operation Hawkeye Strike on December 19, 2025 in Syria targeting ISIS positions after a December 13 attack killed three Americans.