Syrian troops secretly infiltrated the city center of Hasakah and came under fire at multiple points from SDG/PKK militants between 11:16 PM and 11:45 PM UTC on January 19, 2026, according to an X post by mahfildijital, as International Coalition warplanes flew at low altitude over Al-Hasakah, per IbrahimOmar_99 on X. Turkish unmanned aerial vehicles conducted flights along the Syria-Turkey border during the same 29-minute period, as reported by Cyrus_Intel50 on X. In Qamishli, residents lit fires and danced halay, according to hakaanyzb on X. These clashes follow a failed meeting today between SDF commander Abdi and Syrian President Sharaa in Damascus, where an SDF official told Rudaw that Damascus demanded the destruction of the autonomous region and that Abdi decided on resistance upon returning. An SDF source claimed to Rudaw that U.S. Envoy Barrack failed to uphold promises for SDF integration as a secret unified division within the Syrian army and Kurdish rule in Kurdish areas. Earlier developments in the preceding reporting window saw the Syrian army seize Tal Safuk and Al-Mabtouh villages in the Hasakah countryside, per DeirEzzor24 on X, amid ongoing advances announced earlier on January 19.
