Overview
- The military said it secured Deir Hafer and moved into Maskana, with AFP and AP reporters observing armored columns and mine-clearing operations.
- State media reported troops beginning an incursion into Tabqa, claiming control of two nearby oilfields and the encirclement of PKK fighters at the Tabqa airbase.
- The SDF alleged government forces entered before the pullout finished and reported fresh fighting in Maskana and at Dibsi Afnan, while the army said its units were attacked and reported soldiers killed.
- Local authorities and reporters said more than 11,000 civilians fled Deir Hafer and Maskana in recent days after the government announced their capture.
- US Central Command urged a halt to offensive actions between Aleppo and Tabqa, the Raqqa administration imposed a curfew, and interim president Ahmed al‑Sharaa advanced Kurdish-rights measures as SDF chief Maslum Abdi met US envoy Tom Barrack and Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani in Erbil.