Media coverage, 18 January 2026
Items: 29 · Sources: 10 · Breaking: 2 · Top governorates: Deir ez-Zor, Al-Hasakah, Damascus
Military 7
- Google News Raqqa AR Water cut off from Raqqa in Syria after bombing of main pipelines - Sky News Arabia source ↗
- Google News Raqqa AR What is happening in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor in Syria?… Advance of the Syrian Army towards the Euphrates Dam - Al-Youm Al-Sabea source ↗
- France 24 Middle East Kurdish forces risk turning to 'guerrilla' warfare as Syrian army advances - France 24 source ↗
- Rudaw Macron tells Syrian president ‘concerned’ over ongoing attacks on SDF source ↗
- Rudaw Ocalan warns Syria clashes undermine PKK-Türkiye peace talks source ↗
- AFP Syria's leader agrees truce with Kurds after govt troops advance - France 24 source ↗
- Al-Monitor Syria Syria's leader agrees truce with Kurds after govt troops advance - AL-Monitor source ↗
Governance 6
- Google News Raqqa AR The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria warns of the danger of ISIS detainees escaping in Raqqa, Syria - Masrawy source ↗
- Google News Raqqa AR QSD organization blows up two bridges on the Euphrates River in Syrian Raqqa - Al-Youm Al-Sabea source ↗
- Google News Raqqa AR How does France 24 explain the retreat of QSD in the face of the Syrian army in Raqqa Governorate? source ↗
- Google News Deir Ezzor AR Syrian Deir ez-Zor Governorate suspends all public entities and official departments in it today - Al-Youm Al-Sabea source ↗
- Google News Deir Ezzor AR Syrian Deir ez-Zor Governorate suspends all public entities and official departments in it today - Nile News Channel source ↗
- Google News Deir Ezzor AR QSD organization again targets neighborhoods in the city of Deir ez-Zor with mortar shells - Al-Ahram Gate source ↗
Economy 5
- Google News Deir Ezzor AR The Syrian Army Deploys Throughout Deir ez-Zor Governorate and Controls the City of Raqqa - Al-Ahram Portal source ↗
- Google News Raqqa AR Syria.. QSD blows up two bridges in Raqqa and withdraws from two oil fields in Deir ez-Zor - Masrawy source ↗
- Google News Deir Ezzor AR Loud explosions and heavy artillery shelling in the northern region of the Deir ez-Zor countryside - Sada al-Balad source ↗
- Google News Deir Ezzor AR The Syrian Army advances in Deir ez-Zor and seizes oil and gas fields - Al Jazeera Net source ↗
- Google News Raqqa AR Complete water outage in the city of Raqqa after QSD organization bombed the main water pipes feeding the city - Al-Ahram Portal source ↗
Politics 3
- Rudaw Former CIA director: Syrian government accountable for attacks on Kurds source ↗
- AP (via Google News) Syrian government announces a ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces - AP News source ↗
- AFP Syrian army extends hold over north, capturing areas held by Kurds for over a decade - The Times of Israel source ↗