SDF-affiliated fighters targeted Arab-majority villages in the Southern Kobane/Ain al-Arab countryside in eastern Aleppo with drones and projectiles in the 29 minutes ending at 6:45 PM UTC on January 25, 2026, according to QalaatAlMudiq on X. SANA reported over 15 suicide drones striking Sarrin town and surrounding villages since afternoon, causing material damage to vehicles and homes but no human losses. QalaatAlMudiq stated the area remains the most affected despite a ceasefire agreement, with attacks including a cross-Euphrates strike. This follows PKK shelling of Al-Jasmiyah village south of Ain al-Arab between 5:16 PM and 6:15 PM UTC that killed young girl Bint Ahmad Al-Allawi and injured her three siblings, as previously reported citing omar_alharir on X. Separately, Syria's Justice Ministry issued a statement announcing judicial committees are reviewing cases of all detainees at the Aqtan prison in Raqqa province, previously controlled by SDF, to distinguish political detainees, common criminals, and ISIS members, according to QalaatAlMudiq on X. The ministry released 126 children and teenagers from the prison yesterday.
