A SAA soldier stands outside SDF controlled Aqtan prison which holds ISIS detainees, as the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) takes possession of the nearby SDF military base in the city of Raqqa on Jan. 19, 2026. (AFP)
Syrian Democratic Council (MSD)'s logo (L), Syria's flag (R), and a map showing the distribution of Syrian and SDF forces in Syria. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Bullet holes deface a mural depicting the toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Adra town on the northeastern outskirts of Damascus on Dec. 25, 2024. (Photo: AFP)
Workers clean the National Hospital following last week's sectarian clashes in the Druze-majority town of Sweida, Syria, on Friday, Jul.25, 2025. (Photo: AP)