Members of the Syrian army sit in an artillery position on a road near front-line areas, following the withdrawal of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Maskanah, near Aleppo, on January 17, 2026.
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Syrian state media reported Sunday (January 18, 2026) that Kurdish-led forces destroyed two main bridges over the Euphrates River in the Raqa region, as government troops pushed into Kurdish? held territory for the first time in more than a decade.
“The SDF [Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces] organisation detonated the new ‘Alrashid’ bridge in Raqqa city,” SANA news agency said, quoting the Raqqa information directorate.
It earlier reported that another bridge leading to Raqa city was blown up by Kurdish fighters.
Published – January 18, 2026 12:15 pm IST
