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Explainer-Damascus brings more of Syria under its control as US policy shifts

Straits Times 22 Jan 2026
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Urgent: Explosion heard in western Damascus

China.dot.org 22 Jan 2026
DAMASCUS, Jan.
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Kurdish official says Israel offered support amid escalating tensions with Damascus

Middle East Monitor 22 Jan 2026
She said the outreach comes amid intensified military pressure and stalled negotiations with Damascus ... She said that ....
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Why Damascus Airport’s New Radar Is Angering Israel

Enab Baladi 22 Jan 2026
Turkey’s ambassador to Syria, Nuh Yilmaz, said the HTRS 100 air traffic surveillance radar system, manufactured by the Turkish company Aselsan, will help strengthen flight safety at Damascus International Airport.
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Syria says radar recently commissioned at Damascus airport 'purely civil'

Anadolu Agency 22 Jan 2026
Syria’s General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport said late Wednesday that a recently commissioned radar at Damascus International Airport has no military function and is intended solely for civilian use.
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Explosion heard near Damascus caused by controlled detonation: report

Xinhua 22 Jan 2026
DAMASCUS, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- A powerful explosion heard across the western outskirts of Damascus on Thursday morning was caused by a controlled detonation of war remnants, local media reported.
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Iraq moves to try IS detainees as Damascus-SDF truce frays

The New Arab 22 Jan 2026
Damascus' takeover of the al-Hol camp followed talks on Sunday between President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) leader Mazloub Abdi, in which the two agreed that the government would take over responsibility for IS prisoners.
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Rifaat al-Assad, Paramilitary Leader and ‘Butcher of Hama,’ Dies at 88

New York Times 22 Jan 2026
The brother and uncle of Syrian tyrants, he commanded a unit that killed up to 40,000 civilians in a 1982 uprising against his family’s rule ... .
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U.S. shifts Syria policy: Ends support for Kurds, backs new Damascus government

Natural News 21 Jan 2026
The Trump administration shifts policy, withdrawing military aid from Syria's Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in favor of the new Syria... .
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Turkey deploys advanced radar at Damascus airport, raising Israeli concerns

The Jerusalem Post 21 Jan 2026
Turkey deployed an advanced radar system at Damascus International Airport, a move Western sources warn could restrict Israel’s freedom of action in Syrian airspace and heighten regional tensions ....
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Turkey\u0027s radar installation in Damascus seen as challenge to Israeli air force

Al Bawaba 21 Jan 2026
... a sophisticated radar system at Damascus International Airport.
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Damascus advances on SDF enclaves in major territorial shift

Middle East Online 21 Jan 2026
DAMASCUS – Syrian government troops thrust deeper into areas held by Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria on Tuesday, Syrian military sources said, pressing rapid gains against Kurdish fighters who vowed to defend their remaining enclaves.
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Fate of IS detainees uncertain as Damascus reins in Kurds

Naharnet 21 Jan 2026
They appear to be in control of al-Hol camp as of Tuesday afternoon ... On Tuesday, the SDF accused "Damascus-affiliated factions" of cutting off water supplies to the al-Aqtan prison calling the move a "blatant violation of humanitarian standards." ... .
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Agreement under fire: Can the latest SDF-Damascus ceasefire hold?

Syria Direct 21 Jan 2026
The latest SDF-Damascus agreement took effect on Tuesday evening, and came after Kurdish-led forces lost control of Raqqa, Deir e-Zor and parts of Hasakah provinces to the country’s transitional government in the span of less than a week.
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Syria government agrees new truce with Kurdish forces

Image Iosco County News Herald 21 Jan 2026
Syria's government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed a new ceasefire on Tuesday as Washington said the SDF's purpose in fighting Islamic State group jihadists was largely over ... .

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