The Syrian army withdrew from the outskirts of Al-Aqtan Prison north of Raqqa after the failure of negotiations with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) between 3:46 PM and 4:15 PM UTC on January 19, 2026, according to Al Hadath Channel on X, which shared documented scenes of the withdrawal. The SDF announced that 9 fighters were martyred and 20 wounded in defending Iqtan Prison in Raqqa, as stated in a report shared on Telegram by the channel azazad313 during the same 29-minute period. In Hasakah, signs of a collapsing agreement with the SDF emerged after it tampered with the ISIS prison file, with Syrian army convoys heading to Al-Hasakah at these moments and crowding reported at the Semalka border crossing with Iraqi Kurdistan as SDF families flee, per syrianFactCheck on X. These developments follow the Syrian army's earlier advances, including entry into al-Shaddadi south of Hasakah and capture of the Sabahul Hay region between 2:46 PM and 3:45 PM UTC on January 19, according to prior reports from sources such as BarracudaVol1 and hakikatsizler on X.
