PYD/SDF forces shelled Al-Safa village in the Al-Jawadiya countryside northeast of Hasakah over the past hour ending at 2:15 p.m. UTC on Jan. 26, 2026, prompting resident displacement, according to X posts by SOHEB209 and BarracudaVol1. SOHEB209 reported the PYD/SDF militia's bombing of Al-Safa in Qamishli countryside led to people fleeing, with an exclusive update stating the militia continued shelling the village. BarracudaVol1 stated SDF/YPG terrorists fired multiple launch rocket artillery at Al-Safa and Karhuk villages on the Yarubiye line, documenting attacks on civilians. These developments follow Syrian army capture of Al-Safa earlier today, as reported in prior updates citing local sources. The Syrian Ministry of Electricity announced technical teams began maintenance and rehabilitation at the Tishreen Dam station's distribution and transfer yard, damaged during clashes with SDF forces, to restore electrical network stability, per official X posts. The Defense Ministry deployed Turkish-supplied MEMATT vehicles to clear mines and IEDs from the Tishreen Dam area in eastern Aleppo countryside, a former frontline with a vast minefield, according to QalaatAlMudiq, who noted a Syrian engineering regiment commander was killed yesterday during demining in Hasakah province. In Raqqa, a large turnout of former SDF members occurred to settle their status, as reported by Sana__gov on X. Separately, Syrian authorities in Homs thwarted a smuggling attempt to Hezbollah, seizing 28 RPG rockets including tandem types and nine anti-tank missiles—six Konkurs and three Kornets—per yuval_beery.
