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Syrian government forces make their way to the city of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria on Jan. 20, 2026. (AFP)
SDF flag. (Photo: SDF)
َQamishlo city covered with snow, on Jan. 24, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Kobani City. (Photo: Social Media)
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)'s Flag. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Family members of detainees in Al-Aqtan prison on the outskirts of the city of Raqqa wait outside the facility, Jan. 21, 2026. (AFP)
(L-R), Feryal Clark, the UK Labour Member of Parliament, Former U.S. Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Barham Salih, Head of UNHCR). (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)'s flag (R) Syrian Ministry of Defense's logo (L). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
SDF Commander Mazoulm Abdi (L), and Syrian Interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa (R). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
A still from video footage showing Syrian security forces releasing juvenile detainees linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) from al-Aqtan Prison in Raqqa, Jan. 24, 2026. (Video: Local Syrian Media)
Iraqi border security force personnel stand guard next to their armored vehicles along the border with Syria, Iraq on Jan. 22, 2026. (AFP)
Babkir Zebari, former Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Army (L) and Kurdistan24's anchor Abbas Zebari. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Kurdish civilians gather with their weapons in the city of Qamishli on Jan. 20, 2026. (AFP)
ISIS detainees in a prison in Syria. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
The USS Gerald R. Ford sails in the Ionian Sea, July 29, 2025. (Photo: U.S. Department of War)
The logo of the Kurdistani Diaspora Confederation. (Photo: Kurdistan24)