Toplines Syrian President Ahmed al Shara likely decided to temporarily halt the Syrian government offensive on Syrian Democratic Forces-held (SDF) territory in northeastern Syria after a phone call with US President Donald Trump on January 19.[1] Shara and SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi failed on January 19 to finalize a ceasefire …

Syria’s Ministry of Interior said an escape incident at al-Shaddadi Prison in the countryside of al-Hasakah Governorate (northeastern Syria) resulted in the escape of about 120 Islamic State (IS) members, adding that it had arrested 81 of them. Special Tasks units affiliated with the ministry began, immediately after entering al-Shaddadi …

Syrian government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are massing at the entrances to al-Hasakah city (northeastern Syria) after a meeting between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and SDF commander Mazloum Abdi failed on Monday, 19 January. Enab Baladi obtained information from sources familiar with the negotiations between the two …