Residents of Tabqa city west of Raqqa clashed with SDF militias between 3:46 PM and 4:15 PM UTC on January 17, 2026, according to Raqqa_SL on X. SDF/YPG elements reportedly fled Tabqa as Syrian army forces approached, per BarracudaVol1 on X. Violent clashes sounded between Syrian Arab Army and PKK militias near Al-Mansurah town west of Raqqa during the period, as reported by omar_alharir on X. Syrian army forces seized three U.S.-supplied Humvees from YPG today, mintelworld stated on X. Activity continued in Al-Ghanim Al-Ali village southeast of Raqqa, according to Minevrax citing BarracudaVol1. Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met SDF chief Mazloum Abdi in Erbil, RudawEnglish reported. An informed source told syrianFactCheck of a U.S. envoy roadmap presented to SDF leaders for unconditional handover and integration, with coalition forces halting after Tabqa if agreed. The Jabour Arab tribe in Hasakah province issued a statement supporting the Syrian army, per mintelworld on X. These follow Syrian army advances near Tabqa reported earlier on January 17. Syria's Ministry of Energy announced reorganization of Aleppo water pumping stations, including the Babiri station, after liberation of Maskanah and Deir Hafer from SDF/PKK, stating stable operations under Engineer Ahmed Al-Ahmad's oversight, via AlekhbariahSY on X.
