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Post-Assad government formed by HTS-led opposition forces after December 2024 offensive. - Secured territorial control of entire country through military offensive and negotiated settlement
Syria's 13-month standoff over Kurdish autonomy ended on January 18, 2026, when Damascus and the SDF signed a 14-point agreement dissolving the Kurdish autonomous administration. After capturing the al-Omar oilfield, Tabqa dam, and Raqqa city in a lightning offensive, Syrian forces secured SDF capitulation: complete withdrawal east of the Euphrates, handover of all three northeastern provinces, and integration of Kurdish fighters into the Syrian army on an individual basis.
Updated Jan 22
Post-Assad government led by former HTS commanders, now integrating formerly autonomous regions. - Assuming control of northeast Syria
The SDF has guarded roughly 9,000 ISIS fighters and 38,000 of their family members since the caliphate collapsed in 2019. That custodial arrangement just cracked. When Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters traded control of Al-Shaddadi prison on January 20, 2026, the handover gap let local residents break out between 120 and 200 detainees—most recaptured by day's end, but the incident exposed what happens when the world's largest ISIS detention system changes hands. Twenty-four hours later, the U.S. military transferred the first 150 detainees from Hasakah to Iraq, launching a mission that could relocate up to 7,000 fighters as Syria's government assumes control of the northeast.
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