Overview
- Syrian state media said the SDF launched more than 25 FPV explosive drones near Ain al-Arab, damaging army vehicles and injuring civilians along the M4 highway.
- The SDF reported Syrian army shelling southeast of Ain al-Arab on Monday, said clashes followed, and cited new government reinforcements and Turkish drone overflights.
- The truce extension was framed to facilitate a U.S. Central Command mission that began January 21 to move ISIL-linked detainees from SDF-run prisons to secure Iraqi facilities.
- Government forces have captured significant northern and eastern territory in recent weeks, bolstering President Ahmed al‑Sharaa’s position and reclaiming oil and gas sites that account for most of Syria’s production.
- Negotiations on integrating SDF structures into state institutions remain stuck despite a recent decree granting Kurdish citizenship and recognizing Kurdish as a national language.