The Syrian Arab Army sent military reinforcements from Latakia Governorate towards the Deir Hafer front in the eastern countryside of Aleppo between 8:46 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. UTC on January 14, 2026, according to a post on X by @omar_alharir. This movement follows Syrian army convoys carrying heavy weapons entering rural East Aleppo between 6:15 a.m. and 7:15 a.m. UTC today, as reported by @Al7khalidi on X, and shelling of Der Hafir by Damascus government groups over the prior hour, according to the QSD Press Center as cited by Rojava Gündemi on X. Separately, an Al-Akhbariya correspondent reported that Israeli occupation forces established a military checkpoint consisting of three vehicles in Samdaniya al-Sharqiya village in the Quneitra countryside, where they searched passers-by, according to a post on X by @AlekhbariahSY.
