- The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are developing their advance on ISIS positions in the Euphrates Valley;
- Reports appear that a new round of tensions is developing between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement in the Idlib de-escalation zone;
- On December 28, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units invited the Syrian government to the areas of northeastern Syria from which they had withdrawn their forces;
- Turkish-backed militants and the Turkish Armed Forces continue to concentrate forces near the town of Manbij.
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