Saturday, 17 January, 2026 , 15:58 AFP — France's President Emmanuel Macron and the president of Iraqi Kurdistan, Nechirvan Barzani, in telephone talks on Saturday urged a cessation of fighting in Syria, the French presidency said.

Saturday, 17 January, 2026 , 15:40 AFP — The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on Saturday accused Damascus of betrayal over a withdrawal deal and reported fighting between the two sides in the country's north.

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Saturday, 17 January, 2026 , 15:08 AFP — Kurdish authorities in northern Syria on Saturday ordered a curfew for the Raqa region "until further notice", as government forces advanced and threatened to bomb sites in the area.

Saturday, 17 January, 2026 , 14:08 AFP — Kurdish authorities in north and northeastern Syria on Saturday ordered a curfew for the Raqa region "until further notice", as government forces advanced and threatened to bomb sites in the area.

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Saturday, 17 January, 2026 , 11:00 AFP — Kurdish-led forces in Syria said an attack by government forces killed several of their fighters on Saturday, accusing Damascus of not respecting a deadline under a withdrawal deal east of Aleppo struck after recent clashes.

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Saturday, 17 January, 2026 , 10:29 AFP — Syria's army said Saturday that its forces had taken control of swathes of the region east of Aleppo city after Kurdish forces agreed to withdraw following recent clashes.