Syrian Arab Army units clashed violently in Tabqa city center on Fayez Mansour Street and entered the city between 7:16 PM and 7:45 PM UTC on January 17, 2026, according to multiple posts by Zaino Yasser Mahameed on X, while Tayy tribe fighters captured Al-Tayana station east of Deir ez-Zor, per Roaastudies on X. Zaino Yasser Mahameed reported Shamr al-Wahb rebels fighting in Tabqa center amid reinforcements from both sides, with Syrian army units visible at city entrances. DeirEzzore posted on ongoing street war in Tabqa, noting clashes near the Euphrates Dam. A Syrian army officer consoled the mother of an ex-SDF fighter in Tabqa, as shared by ajans_muhbir on X. Tribal fighters attacked SDF positions in Deir ez-Zor, controlling Al-Tayana station and expelling SDF militias, according to Roaastudies. Nahr Media reported tribal attacks on an SDF point in Jazrat Al-Milaj west of Deir ez-Zor, while clans targeted the postal checkpoint in Dhiban, per رؤى لدراسات الحرب on X. LeventkemaI stated Tayy tribe fighters launched attacks on YPG in Dhiban and Abu Hardoub, and DeirEzzore noted an SDF armored vehicle blown up in Al-Sousa with strikes on SDF headquarters in Dhiban. In Raqqa city, clashes occurred in Saif al-Dawla neighborhood and Arab tribes targeted the Al-Ajrawi roundabout checkpoint, killing and wounding SDF militias, as reported by Zaino Yasser Mahameed and رؤى لدراسات الحرب on X. Zaino also shared footage from Dablan village in Deir ez-Zor countryside and tribal preparations east of the Euphrates. These follow Syrian army entries into Tabqa earlier on January 17, as previously reported citing X sources.
