Rojava Intel

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

"Kurdish Killer on Barzani's Channel" Shams TV, financed and controlled by the KRG and Masoud Barzani, and headquartered in Hewlêr (Erbil), interviewed Al-Jolani (Ahmed Sharaa), the leader of HTS (Al-Nusra Front) who ordered the massacre of Kurds in Aleppo and the self-proclaimed President of the Damascus regime. 📌 The Damascus regime's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had previously expressed deep gratitude and appreciation to Masoud Barzani for his "effective and constructive role" in the massacres they carried out in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods of Aleppo. 📌 Al-Jolani's (Ahmed Sharaa) brother, Hazem al-Sharaa, worked for years in Hewlêr as the general manager of Al-Hayat (a distributor of Pepsi and other beverage brands), under the protection and full support of Masoud Barzani. This interview must be canceled!

Our sources indicate that the number of missing persons has exceeded 300. For security reasons, their photos will not be published at this time; their names and photos will be shared later.

At least 278 Kurdish Civilians are missing in the Kurdish neighbourhoods in Aleppo - this is the first list to be published. The Kurdish Red Crescent has also lost contact with 3 members of their medical staff. The STG continues to block independent media from entering the Kurdish neighbourhoods in Aleppo. More lists will follow unfortunately.

Six Syrian Ministries' Websites Hacked An operation was carried out against all main servers of the Syrian government, all official ministry websites, and more than 1700 Syrian websites, and they were disabled.

Al Jazeera continues to deliberately spread misinformation against the SDF. The footage is from the POV of the STG units attacking the frontline positions of the SDF at the Gire Spi (Tal Abyad) frontline. Similarly, the STG has posted footage of their mobilisation of forces against the SDF before the alleged clashes occurred. Al Jazeera is not adhering to journalistic standards and their inciting reports against the Kurdish are very noticeable.

🚨URGENT Ankara and Damascus are attacking in Tishrin and Girê Spî with SNA gangs,and in Deir ez-Zor with ISIS. Currently, an SDF military checkpoint on the Al-Baguoz Bridge in the Deir ez-Zor countryside has been bombed. Clashes have started in the Al-Bukamal region.

Footage from Tal Tamir shows Syrian Government forces mobilising for an attack against positions of the SDF.

🚨Urgent A group of SNA militants attempting to infiltrate SDF positions in the Tishrin Dam area was eliminated. The revenge for the martyrs of Sheikh Maqsud will continue. In addition, gangs attacking on the Girespi(Tel Abyad-Resul Ayn) line are being effectively neutralized.

SDF:Update – The skies over Tishrin Dam and its surroundings witnessed intense activity by suicide drones belonging to Damascus government factions, while the dam's vicinity was subjected to heavy artillery shelling by these same factions. Turkish warplanes continue to fly over the area. Our forces are closely monitoring the situation.

Sipan Hamo: The decision of the district councils of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh regarding the resistance was sacrosanct. They want to end the Kurdish presence in the region through attacks, but that will never happen. We renew our promise that, following the example of Ziad and Deniz, we will defend our people to the very end.