International Coalition helicopters targeted sites in the desert near Al-Tabani town in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor with heavy machine guns over the past hour ending at 7:46 p.m. UTC on Jan. 10, 2026. Explosions were reported in the Aita and Shiha regions, according to الشرقية24, نهر ميديا, فرات بوست, and المحور نيوز. The strikes hit locations in the vicinity of a radio tower believed to belong to ISIS, as stated by Euphrates Post. Naher Media's correspondent reported targeting of unknown locations amid intense American aircraft flights, while Almihwar News noted machine gun fire from the Al-Tabni district desert. Separately, the Syrian Ministry of Energy claimed Syrian Democratic Forces militias stopped water pumping to Aleppo city from the Al-Babiri station in eastern Aleppo countryside since 5:30 p.m. local time, holding SDF fully responsible in a statement posted on X. Farhad Shami refuted the claim as false disinformation by the Damascus government, confirming water pumping continued. Charles Lister stated that SDF leaders highlighted an alleged attack on al-Hassan Mosque in Sheikh Maqsoud as a civilian target, but noted the site had been an SDF military base for over a year used by snipers and mortar teams, with photos from Jan. 10.
