Syrian army reinforcements advanced towards Hasakah in northeast Syria during the 29-minute period ending at 1:15 AM UTC on January 20, 2026, as US armored vehicles patrolled the city's southern SDF-controlled areas, according to X posts by Minevrax and bedbolukbasi shared in that window. An SDF commander issued a threat to Arab tribes in Qamishli, warning that any move against Kurds would result in them being "erased entirely from history," in a message shared by Charles_Lister on X during the same period. Video footage of clashes in Çelebiyê village, occurring more than one hour prior, was posted by vvanwilgenburg on X. These developments follow Syrian troops' infiltration of Hasakah city center under SDF fire late on January 19, as previously reported, and occur amid ongoing advances into Hasakah areas previously under SDF control.
