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Two Syrian Soldiers Killed Near Tishrin Dam, Military Blames Kurdish SDF

by Jason Ditz | Oct 30, 2025

Two Syrian soldiers were killed and one was wounded Wednesday near the oft-contested Tishrin Dam in the northern Aleppo Governorate. What actually happened is a matter of contention, however, as the military accused the Kurdish SDF of attacking the soldiers with a...

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Syria Claims SDF Killed One Soldier, Wounded Others as Ceasefire Falters

by Jason Ditz | Oct 9, 2025

The Syrian Defense Ministry is reporting that the ceasefire reached earlier this week with the Kurdish SDF isn’t going very well, with fighting around the Tishrin Dam erupted just hours after the ceasefire went into effect. A statement on Thursday claimed that the SDF...

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Turkey Halts Offensive Against Syria’s Tishreen Dam Amid US-Mediated Talks

by Jason Ditz | Apr 23, 2025

Months of fighting over control of the Tishreen Dam in Syria’s Aleppo Governorate seems to be on hold now, according to reports from Kurdish officials, after Turkey agreed to mediated talks and a “provisional” halt to shelling the dam. Turkey and their allies in the...

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Turkey, Syrian Kurdish SDF Trade Fire in Northern Syria

by Jason Ditz | Feb 20, 2025

The announcement earlier this week that the Kurdish SDF has agreed to integrate into the Syrian Army does not appear to be impacting the ongoing fighting in Aleppo Governate, where Turkey and the Turkish-backed SNA continue to try to push into Kurdish-held territory,...

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Turkish Strikes Kill 12 Syrian Kurdish Civilians in Past Two Days

by Jason Ditz | Jan 28, 2025

Fighting continues to rage in northern Syria’s Aleppo Province, as the Turkish-backed SNA attacks territory held by the Kurdish SDF. The SDF has continued to report repelling the offensives, though Turkey is increasingly carrying out airstrikes in support of those...

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Erdogan Threatens Turkish Invasion of Syria If New Government Doesn’t Eliminate SDF

by Jason Ditz | Jan 15, 2025

Heavy fighting continues to rage in northern Syria, as Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) fighters continued to try to attack the Kurdish SDF in areas around the Tishreen Dam. At least 18 fighters, 13 SNA and five SDF, were reported killed today. Turkish...

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280 Dead in Heavy Turkish-backed Fighting Over Northern Syria’s Tishreen Dam

by Jason Ditz | Jan 7, 2025

While much of the fighting between the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and the US-backed Kurdish SDF has centered on the cities of Manbij and Kobani, the largest focus in recent days has been the Tishreen Dam, a major hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates River....

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