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Syrian Democratic Forces withdraw from Raqqa

REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

19 January 2026

People hold flags as they celebrate after Syria and the main Kurdish fighting force SDF struck a wide-ranging deal to bring Kurdish civilian and military authorities under central government control on Sunday. Days of fighting ended in which Syrian troops captured territory including key oil fields, in Raqqa, Syria, January 19, 2026.

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