Syria's army seizes Tabqa and dams, upending Kurdish autonomy in the north
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Syrian government forces pushed into Kurdish-held areas in the north, capturing Tabqa and its adjacent dam along with the Raqqa region’s Freedom dam, as a stalled plan to integrate Kurdish forces into the state collapsed. The Kurdish-led SDF withdrew east of the Euphrates but accused Damascus of violations and betrayal, despite international calls for de-escalation. US and allied efforts to curb the fighting continued, with clashes around oilfields and strategic posts as the government seeks to consolidate control north of Aleppo.
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