Syrian army forces are preparing to enter areas in the countryside of Aleppo from which Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are scheduled to withdraw, according to an Al Jazeera correspondent, in a development reported over the past hour. Al Jazeera Breaking shared the urgent update from its correspondent on X (formerly Twitter) at approximately 5:00 AM UTC on January 17, 2026, highlighting the impending movements amid the scheduled SDF pullback. No further details on the exact timing of the SDF withdrawal or the scale of Syrian army deployment were provided in the report.
