Syrian army and security forces entered Hasham town east of the Euphrates River in Deir ez-Zor countryside, previously cleared of PKK/SDF by Arab tribal forces who captured militants and checkpoints, while tribes sent reinforcements to Muhaymida town in the western countryside between 12:46 AM and 1:15 AM UTC on January 18, 2026, according to Zaino Yasser Mahameed on X. Zaino Yasser Mahameed reported local sources confirming Syrian army entry into Hasham just cleared by tribal forces. The account quoted a Turkish-language post from bedbolukbasi on X stating Arab tribal forces captured PKK/SDF elements and checkpoints in Hasham east of the Euphrates during the period. Zaino Yasser Mahameed also stated tribes dispatched reinforcements to Muhaymida in Deir ez-Zor western countryside in the past 29 minutes. Separately, a channel covering Daraa and Quneitra news reminded that SDF claimed control of Tabqa city at 2:10 AM and liberation of Tabqa prison at 1:30 AM earlier, labeling the statements as false. These developments follow Syrian army crossings into Al-Husseiniyah west of the Euphrates and tribal liberations in areas like Hawaij Al-Bumsa’a during the prior reporting window, as previously reported.
