Syrian army forces captured the villages of Al-Badi', Al-Jafr, Al-Mabtouh, and Al-Kurn on Jabal Abdul Aziz, reached Tal Mabtouh, and advanced toward Tal Tamr and Hasakah city between 7:16 PM and 7:45 PM UTC on January 19, 2026, according to X posts by syrianFactCheck and BarracudaVol1. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) published a video via their Media Center calling for general mobilization in Kurdish, as reported by X user omar_alharir during the 29-minute period. SDF and YPG forces distributed weapons to civilians in Tel Tamr and deployed commanders and fighters in the streets to protect residents, per posts from BarracudaVol1 and YPJDefense on X. SDF convoys withdrew from Hasakah to Qamishli, while families of SDF leaders fled from Semalka toward Iraqi Kurdistan, according to syrianFactCheck. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) decided to fight in Hasakah, with X user DeirEzzore quoting a Kurdish statement emphasizing resistance. Fiery videos from Al-Hasakah axes and Al-Aqtan Prison in Raqqa countryside emerged, showing hundreds of SDF Fatayes, shared by X user ุฒููู ูุงุณุฑ ู ุญุงู ูุฏ linking to Al-Sharqiya Monitor on Telegram. More remnants of the Assad regime were captured in Raqqa fighting alongside PKK, per DeirEzzore. Government forces captured over 150 freed detainees and cooperated with the U.S.-led Coalition, amid SDF communication confusion over ISIS prisoners released from Al-Shaddadi prison, as stated by GregoryPWaters on X. A failed meeting saw Ahmed al-Sharaa demand full SDF surrender, rejected by Mazloum Abdi, according to NotWoofers. Separate clashes occurred in Suwayda near Tal Hadid between Internal Security Forces and Hekmat Al-Hijri militias, reported by omar_alharir on X during the window. These developments follow Syrian army control of Al-Shaddadi and prior SDF withdrawals, as noted in earlier reports.
