Syrian army forces captured Al-Jabali town and extended control over Zur Shamar village east of Raqqa, while the 76th Division launched a military operation on the Tishrin Dam axis, between 4:46 PM and 5:15 PM UTC on January 17, 2026, according to Raqqa_SL, the Syrian Arab Army's Operations Authority via ivarmm, and شبكة صوت الجزيرة on X. Raqqa_SL reported Syrian army control of Al-Jabali town east of Raqqa during the period. The Operations Authority announced extension of control over Zur Shamar village east of Raqqa, as stated by ivarmm on X. شبكة صوت الجزيرة issued an urgent update that the 76th Division, led by Seyf Ebubekir Polat, began military action on the Tishreen Dam axis, echoed by BarracudaVol1 citing the 67th Division's operation on the front line. Residents of Al-Ghanem Al-Ali village east of Raqqa welcomed Syrian army soldiers after the expulsion of PKK militias, with scenes shared by omar_alharir on X, building on the village's recent capture reported earlier on January 17. The Syrian Petroleum Company announced receipt of Safyan and Rusafa fields from army units east of Tabqa for return to service, following advances in Deir Hafer and Maskanah east of Aleppo, per k7ybnd99 on X. These fields were secured by Syrian forces earlier on January 17, as previously reported.
