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Syrian Forces Push Into Tabqa as U.S. Urges Halt to Offensive

U.S. mediation follows a government drive to assert control over Kurdish-held pockets.

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Kurdish forces at Tabqa city limits in northern Syria's Raqqa province, on January 17, 2026. AFP

Overview

  • State media said the army captured Tabqa along with its adjacent dam and the Freedom dam after earlier gains in Deir Hafir, Maskanah and multiple eastern Aleppo villages.
  • The military claimed control of the Thawra oil field and another nearby site, while the SDF reported continued clashes around oil infrastructure south of Tabqa.
  • SDF commander Mazloum Abdi announced a redeployment east of the Euphrates under a March 10 integration framework, later accusing Damascus of violating timelines and besieging fighters in Deir Hafir.
  • U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper called on Syrian troops to cease offensive actions in the corridor between Aleppo and Tabqa.
  • U.S. envoy Tom Barrack met Mazloum Abdi and Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani in Erbil as both sides traded claims over prisoner abuses and local officials reported civilian deaths and displacement.