Geopolitics Watch

18 January 2026 09:19

#BREAKING
🇸🇾🇸🇾❌🇸🇾 — The Syrian army and the Arab tribes have took control of Al-Omar field, the Al-Tanak, Koniko, and Al-Jafra fields which are among the most important and strategical fields in Syria.

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18 January 2026 09:12

🇸🇾🇸🇾❌🇸🇾 — The SDF fighters have blown up two bridges crossing the Euphrates river in an attempt to block Syrian army and tribal fighters from crossing to the Eastern side of the river.

Geopolitics Watch

18 January 2026 00:51

🇸🇾❌🇸🇾 — General Situation in Syria as of midnight (17/1/26-18/1/26)

➡️An agreement was reached where the SDF would withdraw from Dayr Hafir and Maskaneh, which resulted in the succesful and smooth withdrawal from the aforementioned areas. However, upon reaching the area of Dibsi Afnan, an incident occurred. SDF says the Syrian Army continued to advance beyond what was agreed upon, and it resulted in clashes. Syrian government says rogue elements of the SDF launched an attack on Syrian Army positions.

➡️In either case, this resulted in the scope of the operation widening to include all areas south and west of the Euphrates.
SAA units advanced towards Tabqa and the airbase from the south and west, while an advance occurred on the Resafa axis from the south, and further advances on the Ghanem Ali axis were launched from the east. Tribal uprisings were recorded in Tabqa city which further complicated SDF defense of the city, including tribal fighters seizing the south side of the Tabqa Dam from the SDF. Tribal uprisings were also reported in Safsafsah and Khudajran on the north side of the Euphrates, with both villages coming under local control. After brief and sporadic clashes, the entire southern bank of the Euphrates was brought under SAA control, with the two enbankment dams and their bridges also coming under SAA control, and reports of clashes on the bridge leading into Raqqa city. Also reported was mass defections of SDF fighters and SDF-affiliated tribes to the Syrian government.

➡️Meanwhile, there were revolts launched by Arab tribal fighters on the north side of the Euphrates with clashes reported in Raqqa City, and several villages to the west of Raqqa city were captured by local forces aligned with the Syrian government. In Deir ez-Zor, the situation is even more critical as Arab tribal fighters launched an uprising in the reegion of Dhiban and Gharanij. The SDF initially abandoned their positions in the area, but reinforcements arrived for a counterattack. Still, the Arab tribals managed to seize a few villages and are calling on the government to cross the river in support of the revolt, and reports emerged of Syrian government soldiers crossing the river and being present in Gharanij.

Geopolitics Watch

17 January 2026 23:47

⚡️🇵🇸 - The former Deputy Minister of Transportation for the PA, Ali Shaath, has been appointed the head of the NCAG, the temporary technocratic committee which will govern Gaza. Shaath, alongside 14 other members selected by the PJOR are tasked with reconstructing Gaza, headed by Bulgarian diplomat Nikolai Mladneov on behalf of the Board of Peace.

The selected members of the committee [click to expand]:

- Economy and industry: Ayed Abu Ramadan, the current head of the Gaza Chamber of Commerce.
- Telecommunications: Omar Shalami.
- Finance: Bashir AlRais.
- Housing: Osama AlSaawi.
- Health: A'ed Yaghi Health.
- Education: Jaber AlDabour.
- Municipal affairs & Water: Ali Barhoum.
- Agriculture: Abdulkarim Ashour.
- Judiciary: Mohammad Bseiso.
- Land Authority: Arabi Abu Shaaban.
- Religious Affairs: Rami Halas.
- Tribal Affairs: Husni AlMughni.
- Social and Women's affairs: Hana Tarazi.
- Interior Security: Sami Nasman.

Geopolitics Watch

16 January 2026 02:09

❗️🇱🇧 Damage at the “Sahmar Official Primary School” following Israeli airstrikes on the town of Sahmar in southern Lebanon.

🔴 @alsaa_plus_EN

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16 January 2026 01:56

🇺🇸🇻🇪 — President Trump confirms Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize to him.

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16 January 2026 01:31

🇺🇸🇻🇪 — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado reportedly gave her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump during their lunch today, and Trump accepted it.

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15 January 2026 22:33

⚡️🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 - "Yediot Ahronot", the Hebrew news outlet states:

The ongoing assassinations in Hamas indicate Israel's determination to proceed with disarming the movement, and that it is required to implement Trump's plan under fire.

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15 January 2026 22:03

⚡️🇮🇱❌🇵🇸🇵🇸 - Local media reports the officers were targeted amidst an arrest operation of opposition Palestinian militias.

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15 January 2026 21:45

⚡️🇮🇱❌🇵🇸🇵🇸 - In lights of the start of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF has begun a round of intensive strikes across the strip today.

The strikes targeted multiple residential homes across central Gaza's 'Deir AlBalah', southern Gaza's Khan Yunis, and northern Gaza's 'Tuffah'.

Atleast 9 Palestinians have been killed in the strikes, including AlQassam Brigades Commander and Border Protection Officer Muhammad Hamed AlHawali "Abu Fou'ad", targeted in central Gaza's western 'Deir AlBalah' alongside his family.

The AlQassam Brigades has acknowledged his death.

Geopolitics Watch

15 January 2026 19:15

🇮🇷❌🇮🇱📞🇺🇸 — The New York Times reports that Netanyahu asked Trump to postpone any plans for a US military attack on Iran, fearing a lack of preparedness and interceptors from an Iranian response against Israel.

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15 January 2026 18:19

🇮🇱🇺🇸❌🇮🇷🇸🇦🇴🇲🇶🇦 — Republican Senator Lindsey Graham:

All the headlines suggesting that our so-called Arab allies intervened on behalf of Iran to avoid President Trump taking decisive military action are more than worrying. There is American blood on the hands of the Supreme Leader's regime. They are slaughtering people in the streets. If it's true that the Arab response is "there's no need to take any action against Iran" in light of these current massacres of innocent civilians, I will have to radically rethink the nature of alliances now and in the future.

Geopolitics Watch

15 January 2026 18:15

🇵🇰🤝🇸🇦🇹🇷 — Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey have drafted a defense agreement, following negotiations that lasted an entire year, according to the Saudi state-run newspaper.

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15 January 2026 15:54

🇮🇱❌🇱🇧 – The IDF calls for the evacuation of other two buildings in Mashghara, eastern Lebanon

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15 January 2026 15:48

🚨🇮🇱– Alarm sirens sound in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, in southern Israel

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18 January 2026 09:15

🇸🇾🇸🇾❌🇸🇾 — Tribes affiliated with the SDF in Markadah have defected.

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18 January 2026 09:06

🇸🇾❌🇸🇾 — Syrian army and Arab tribes have taken control of the city of Tabqa, footage show the fighters taking off the SDF flag from the city.

Geopolitics Watch

17 January 2026 23:47

📝 Note:
Sami Nasman, the to-be head of Interior Security was a former PA Intelligence officer (GIS) with vocal Anti-Hamas sentiment, interrogated and then deported from Gaza by Hamas following the 2007 civil war victory.

Geopolitics Watch

17 January 2026 22:32

⚡️🇮🇱🇺🇸 - The IDF is to receive 3 new “F-35I Adir” Stealth fighter jets at the “Nevatim” airbase tomorrow.

This will raise the IAF’s “F-35” fleet to 48 aircraft’s.

Geopolitics Watch

16 January 2026 01:58

📝 An attempted bribe by Maria Corina Machado to give her control of Venezuela, no doubt. We'll see if it works.

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16 January 2026 01:44

🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱📁 — Representative Thomas Massie:

Psst, Denmark...

Tell this administration the Epstein files are in Greenland... they'll lose all interest and will never be able to find it.

Geopolitics Watch

16 January 2026 01:08

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — A U.S. source to Axios:

Eventually the Iranian regime will go down unless the Supreme Leader speaks directly to President Trump.

He doesn't trust that anyone else in their system has the authority to actually negotiate.

Geopolitics Watch

15 January 2026 22:18

⚡️🇮🇱❌🇵🇸🇵🇸 - The IDF targeted a residential building in central Gaza's 'Nuseirat', killing the commander in the Saraya AlQuds (PIJ) Brigades, Ashraf alKhatib alongside his wife.

Attached are images of the aftermath.

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15 January 2026 21:56

⚡️🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 - An airstrike targeted a recently established Gazan Police checkpoint near the "Nablusi" roundabout of western Gaza's 'AlSheikh Aljilin'.

At least 3 officers were injured in the strike.

Geopolitics Watch

15 January 2026 21:37

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 - Yesterday, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff announced that phase two of Trump’s Ceasefire Plan in Gaza has begun, of which it aims to demilitarize the strip, establish a technocratic Palestinian governing entity (NCAG) and begin reconstruction efforts.

📝 Witkoff explicitly stated that:

the US expects Hamas to comply fully with its obligations, including the immediate return of the final deceased hostage. Failure to do so will bring serious consequences.

Geopolitics Watch

15 January 2026 18:49

🇮🇱❌🇱🇧– Israeli airstrikes on Hermel, Lebanon

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15 January 2026 18:17

🇸🇦🇴🇲🇶🇦🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman convinced Trump not to strike Iran, reports AFP, citing a source in Riyadh.

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15 January 2026 15:55

🇮🇱❌🇱🇧 – The IDF bombed the previously threatened buildings

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15 January 2026 15:51

🇮🇱– Update: False alarm

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15 January 2026 14:21

🇮🇱❌🇱🇧 – The IDF calls for the evacuation of two buildings in Sohmor, eastern Lebanon