Syria: Breathing space in the power struggle between Kurds and central government

The Syrian army is besieging the Kurdish enclave of Kobane and other towns in the area of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). A ceasefire has been extended in order to defuse tensions.

26. January 2026
Besieged: A boy in a shelter for refugees in Qamishli in north-eastern Syria, Jan. 24 (picture alliance/associated press/Baderkhan Ahmad)

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Last updated: 26. January 2026