The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) targeted the village of Hamima in the Deir Hafer countryside with suicide aircraft, as clashes occurred on the Deir Hafer axis over the past hour between 10:45 PM and 11:45 PM UTC on January 13, 2026, according to X posts by @Raqqa_SL and @Roaastudies. @Roaastudies reported clashes happening now on the Deir Hafer axis during this period. Separately, @Elizrael stated on X that both the SDF and Damascus are amassing forces along frontlines in the SDF-held Deir Hafer pocket west of the Euphrates, noting that a government offensive is a matter of time and weather absent an agreement. These developments occur amid broader tensions in the Aleppo region, where Syrian security forces earlier intercepted a bomb-laden taxi from PKK areas heading toward Aleppo, as reported in the previous hour by @ha27027 and Syria News Now 24.
