- HTS raided the towns of Zabadani and Madaya to locate and arrest former Syrian army servicemen and officials;
- In recent days, six civilians have been abducted by unknown individuals in the west of Hama province;
- On Jan 7, Asaad Al-Shaibani Foreign Minister of the Syrian Transitional Government traveled to Jordan and met with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al-Safadi;
- On Jan 8, Turkish drones attacked areas near the Tishrin dam;
- Clashes between the SNA and the SDF continued north of Tishrin Dam;
- Turkey will launch a military operation against Kurdish militants in Syria if they do not comply with Ankara’s demands, according to the Turkish Foreign Minister;
- On Jan 8, a delegation from Bahrain, headed by the country’s Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani, arrived in Damascus and met with Abu Muhammad Al-Julani, the leader of Tahrir al-Sham.
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