A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
- On January 1, the SDF said that 14 ISIS members were arrested in the Sour area, while 3 ISIS members from Iraq were eliminated;
- On January 1, the U.S and SDF conducted a military exercise at the al-Omar base;
- On January 1, an IED planted in a car exploded in the city of Al-Bab, No casualties were reported;
- On January 1, artillery of the Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in the Ain Issa area;
- On January 1, the al-Qaeda affiliated-group Hurras al-Din attacked Russian positions near the village of Tal al-Samen with a car bomb and two suicide bombers.


