Syrian government seizes strategic town and oil fields from Kurdish forces in ongoing push eastward
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A Syrian government soldier walks at al-Thawra oil field after government troops took control of it from the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during an ongoing push against Kurdish-led forces, in Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)Local youth cheer as Syrian government troops take control of the town from the Kurdish-led, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Tabqa, eastern Syria, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)Syrian government soldiers and locals carry the body of a dead civilian found by relatives in the street after government forces seized the strategic town of Tabqa in eastern Syria, as part of an ongoing push against Kurdish-led forces, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)Syrian government soldiers and locals carry the body of a dead civilian found by relatives in the street after government forces seized the strategic town of Tabqa in eastern Syria, as part of an ongoing push against Kurdish-led forces, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)A Syrian government soldier stands next to the bodies of U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters on a road leading to the strategic town of Tabqa in eastern Syria, during an ongoing push against Kurdish-led forces, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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A Syrian government soldier walks at al-Thawra oil field after government troops took control of it from the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during an ongoing push against Kurdish-led forces, in Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)