Rojava Intel

Urgent Damascus government artillery targets the town center of Deir Hafer.

The infant Abdul Rahman Barakat (8 months old) succumbed to his wounds resulting from the attacks by the STG on the Khaled Fajr hospital in Sheikh Maqsoud. His family sought refuge there from the indiscriminate artillery bombardment by the STG against the Kurdish neighbourhoods in Aleppo. They were later evacuated - the infant succumbed to his wounds this morning.

URGENT Attacks have begun! HTS and SNA forces have begun shelling Deir Hafer, which has been declared a military zone by the Damascus government. Tensions are escalating in the Aleppo countryside! (Source/SHOR)

Syrian government-affiliated HTS and Turkish state-backed SNA forces continue to send reinforcements to attack the Deir Hafir region. Pro-Damascus agencies and channels claim the attack will begin within two days.

Digital Jihad continues - The STG is using videos made by the Turkish led SNA. This video alongside the 2nd video have been debunked years ago, with soldiers from Suleiman Shah (SNA) openly admitting to it. The other video shows an alleged torture scene. In both cases the videos are badly made, using the wrong uniforms and badges. Flags are upside down and the Kurdish militants speak Arabic? These videos were made to incite the Arabic population in Syria against the Kurdish people - STG media recycling these old videos isn’t coincidental.

🚨URGENT The Syrian government (Damascus regime) has declared the areas of Deir Hafir and Maskana — under SDF control — as war zones. Yesterday, it deployed over 13 tanks, more than 20 military vehicles carrying heavy weapons, and significant troop reinforcements to the front line.Today, the Syrian government is continuing its buildup, now sending dozens of UAVs that were provided to them by the Turkish state and trained by Ukrainian officers.The SDF had earlier warned against any military escalation and stated that such moves would not go unanswered.

The Syrian Government has declared SDF controlled Deir Haifer and Maskanah a war zone.

Damascus government forces bombed the bridge! At 5:00 AM this morning, Damascus government forces targeted the Umm Tina bridge north of the town of Dêr Hefır with artillery fire, rendering the bridge unusable.

🚨ATNOW KOBANE Thousands of Kobanê residents are bidding farewell to Ziyad Heleb, the leading and fedayeen commander of the Sheikh Maqsoud resistance, and his comrades.

Thousands of people are bidding farewell to the heroic martyrs of the Sheikh Maqsud resistance in Kobanê.

The STG is attacking a position of the SDF in the countryside of Deirezzor using heavy machine guns, mortars and RPGs. Clashes are being reported.

More Turkish military reinforcements are being deployed into the Aleppo countryside towards the frontlines with the SDF at Tishreen dam. Jolani-Syria has been turned into a Turkish province. They state that there can only be one army in Syria while the Turkish army is deployed into Syria. This is what they describe as *The sovereignty of the Syrian nation*

Update – At 11:25 PM last night, armed men from Damascus government factions attacked our forces' positions in the town of Abu Hamam in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside from across the Euphrates River, using machine guns. No casualties were reported among our forces. Our forces immediately returned fire and took all necessary measures to secure our positions and protect the area. SDF Media Center January 13, 2026

🚨URGENT Damascus and Ankara continue to attack Rojava. SDF fighters are responding to attacks by HTS and SNA gangs around the village of El-Mardoud in the Tal Abyad countryside. Clashes are taking place in the area.

🚨URGENT Information from Sheik Maqsud 📌We have received information that forces affiliated with the Damascus government have abducted more than 315 civilians, including women and children; some of them have been executed; approximately 100 male civilians were taken to Hawar Kilis under the control of Turkish state-backed SNA forces, and about 130 people were transferred to Afrin under HTS/SNA control. 📌As you may recall, hundreds of civilians have been killed in torture prisons in Afrin and Hawar Kilis under the supervision of Turkish MIT — these have also been documented multiple times by international organizations. 📌The Damascus government and the Turkish state want to continue the same genocide policy on the civilians captured and abducted in Sheikh Maqsoud.

🚨Important Message from Ararat Efrin, one of Sheikh Maqsoud's resistance fighters: The Battle of Sheikh Maqsoud was not just a war against two neighborhoods. It was a war of genocide. With the spirit of resistance of Leader Apo, everyone in Sheikh Maqsud resisted to the very end.

🚨Breaking News Due to intense public pressure, Sham channel, affiliated with Masoud Barzani, was forced to cancel the planned meeting with the bloodthirsty Jolani. Although they said it was postponed due to technical reasons, they actually postponed it due to intense pressure. Even if the meeting is published at a later date, they will face the same reaction.

🚨URGENT Damascus and Ankara continue to play with fire! Acting on MIT directives,the Damascus government is deploying troops and a large amount of equipment, including tanks and heavy weapons, to the Meskenê and Deir Hafer front lines. The SDF had warned today about increased..

تحذير من محاولات التضليل وجرّ المنطقة نحو التصعيد تتابع قواتنا التصريحات المضللة الصادرة عن (وزارة الدفاع) في حكومة دمشق بشأن الوضع الميداني في محيط مسكنة ودير حافر، ونؤكد عدم وجود أي تحركات أو تحشيدات عسكرية لقواتنا في المناطق المذكورة، وأن جميع المزاعم المتداولة لا أساس لها من الصحة. وفي المقابل، فإن التحركات الميدانية القائمة تعود أساساً إلى فصائل حكومة دمشق نفسها. إن تكرار هذه الادعاءات من قبل (وزارة الدفاع) للمرة الثانية يشكّل محاولة لافتعال التوتر وتهيئة ذرائع للتصعيد، ونحمّل الجهات التي تقف خلفها كامل المسؤولية عن أي تداعيات محتملة. نحذر من الاستمرار في هذا النهج التحريضي، ونؤكد تمسّكنا بخيار التهدئة، مع احتفاظنا بحقنا المشروع في اتخاذ ما يلزم للدفاع عن المنطقة وحماية المدنيين. المركز الإعلامي لقوات سوريا الديمقراطية ١٢ كانون الثاني ٢٠٢٦