#TABQAH
Syria’s military says it captured the strategic town of Tabqah from the Kurdish-led SDF during its whirlwind offensive.
Syrian forces make rapid advance as SDF braces for Raqqa attack
Syria's military says it captured the strategic town of Tabqah from the Kurdish-led SDF during its whirlwind offensive.
www.aljazeera.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
My estimation SDF control in S. al-Raqqah, expansion btw 0-25km along the entire front post-Dec 8
-2 oil fields S of Tabqah
-Resafa and som desert villages
-more of the Salamiyah road, including stretch btw Tabqah turnoff and Resafa
-about 5 towns and a number of villages on the Euphrates right bank
from what i can tell with mid range satellite imagery these are the current front lines (you can actually make out the pre-Dec one based on ground color)

last SDF checkpoint on Salamiyah road seems to be here 35.532576, 38.336934 (pic 2). and Resafa is within berms dugs this spring
November 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Le gouvernement de Jolani a chassé les Kurdes de la ville syrienne d'Al-Tabqah.

La ville est désormais administrée par Jolani/ al Charaa, et voici à quoi elle ressemble cette semaine.
January 22, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Some photos a friend took during a crossline July trip from Jarabulus to Raqqah.

-tank destroyed during Dec battle near Qaraqozak
-SNA fighter at Qal'at Najm
-Tabqah dam
-Fishing in Raqqah
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September 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Kurdische Kämpfer*innen werden enthauptet, in Al-Tabqah wurde die Statue einer YPG-Kämpferin niedergerissen.

Den detaillierten Hintergrundbericht von Thomas Schmidinger findet ihr auf www.rosalux.de/news/....
Nord- und Ostsyrien: Ende der Autonomie? - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Die politische Selbstverwaltung der Kurd*innen in Syrien wird angegriffen. Eine Chronik der Ereignisse von Thomas Schmidinger
www.rosalux.de
January 21, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Eastern Aleppo/Raqqah news:

-Aleppo/Raqqah highway closed off by pro-Govt forces two days
-al-Sharaa met with the four Aleppo-based military Divisions (mostly SNA + some HTS)
-Rumors of troop build up on both sides
-SDF mandatory conscription campaign in Raqqah
-Turkish airstrike vs SDF in Tabqah
September 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump a semé le chaos en Syrie.
Les criminels Djihadistes ont un sentiment d'impunité.

Un groupe affilié au gouvernement intérimaire a commis un nouveau crime à Al-Tabqah, dans la région de Raqqa. Après avoir assiégé quatre jeunes hommes dans une position des FDS, ...⬇️
January 23, 2026 at 1:44 PM
General situation, though I'd wait and see if this is actually happening right now. Maskanah/Tabqah seems like it would be the more logical move: no river crossing, link with anti-SDF protests/potential constituents in Raqqah & DeZ. But if Turkey's fully involved then all bets are off
December 10, 2024 at 1:56 PM
SDF (amarelo no mapa) está se retirando de todo o território que tinham do outro lado do rio Eufrates incluindo a basa de al-Tabqah.
January 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Amid calls to disclose his fate, Kurdish civilian arbitrarily arrested in Tabqah after complaint followed armed attack on his house www.syriahr.com/en/385032/
August 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
MBDA Filton and Elbit retrofitting the Colston Statue to a Matra Durandal and dropping it off a Hermes 900 through my Victorian two-up two-down like it's the control tower of al-Tabqah airbase.
Mate if we accidentally create West Country Grey Wolf Skynet I *specifically* am more fucked than anyone in human history.
March 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In response to HTS aggressive attacks against SDF forces near Deir ez Zor. SDF has sent massive reinforcements to Raqqa. Karamah. and Tabqah. Securing the main hwy 4 route in the region. Units remain on high alert
August 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This week's issue covers the re-closing of the Deir Hafir and Tabqah crossings, comments to the media on talks from PYD and Govt officials, al-Houl's Iraqi pop continues to drop, 1 year anniverary demos, latest in Coalition + gov't relations

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This Week in Northern Syria [46.2025]
November 26 - December 2: Gov't/SDF crossings closed again, integration talks remain frozen, Iraq repatriates 800+ from al-Houl, and more...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
SYRIE / ROJAVA. Un civil kurde arrêté arbitrairement à Al-Tabqah après avoir porté plainte suite à une attaque armée contre son domicile

#FreeKurdistan #SaveKurds

www.syriahr.com/en/385032/
Amid calls to disclose his fate | Kurdish civilian arbitrarily arr*ested in Al-Tabqah after complaint followed armed attack on his house - The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Al-Raqqah province: SOHR activists have reported that the house of Kurdish civilian Mazkeen Dawood Hassi at the end of Palestine Street in Al-Tabqah city came under gunfire, before he was later arrest...
www.syriahr.com
August 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
관음사 in #Seoul, #SouthKorea -🇰🇷 is around 9,835 km or 6,147 miles from our previous place of worship Al-Tabqah in #AlTabqah, #SyrianArabRepublic - 🇸🇾
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March 20, 2026 at 7:38 PM
This week's issue covering December 8 in government and SDF-controlled areas, reopening of Deir Hafir and Tabqah crossings, latest in stalled integration talks, ENKS comments on Gov't refusal to engage Kurdish unity delegation...

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This Week in Northern Syria [47.2025]
December 3 - 9: Limited reopening of crossline roads, December 8 one year later
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December 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Syria’s military says it captured the strategic town of Tabqah from the Kurdish-led SDF during its whirlwind offensive.
Syrian forces make rapid advance as SDF braces for Raqqa attack
Syria's military says it captured the strategic town of Tabqah from the Kurdish-led SDF during its whirlwind offensive.
www.aljazeera.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM
-Aleppo security chief visits Tabqah
-the latest in integration rumors
-SDF/govt crossings remain mostly closed thru the week
-Afrin olive harvest theft
-Shar' in Moscow
-Syriac Orth Patriarch on Rudaw re: DAANES shut down of schools
-8 yr Raqqah anniversary

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This Week in Northern Syria [40.2025]
October 15 - 21: 'Abdi to AP on floated integration plans, Ministry of Interior delegation visits al-Tabqah, Gov't/SDF roads largely remained closed, and more...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Thus far it seems most of the fighting is west of the Euphrates including the city of Al-Tabqah.
Although there are some reports of fighting between SDF and tribal forces on the eastern bank in parts of Deir ez-Zor province.
January 18, 2026 at 12:05 AM
This week's issue covers the Palmyra attack, Tishrin clashes, rumored progress in March 10 talks, Turkish military visits to Damascus, Afrini IDPs in Tabqah, new MoD appointments, the sentencing of an anti-SDF tribal insurgent, IS attacks, and more...

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This Week in Northern Syria [48.2025]
December 10 - 16: the Palmyra attack, Tishrin dam clashes, rumored integration talks breakthrough
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December 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Map earlier in the report implies al-Ra'i/Kilis line was the only connection point. Also shows a simplified version of the NE grid, highlight the four power plants I mention: Tishrin, al-Tabqah, and al-Ba'th (not sure where I got Euphrates from besides the river) dams, and al-Suwaydiyah gas plant
October 28, 2023 at 2:56 AM
Raqqa, Syria
An abandoned prison belonging to the YPG/SDF Kurdish-led militia in the district of al-Tabqah
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January 19, 2026 at 6:14 AM