This map provides a general look at the military situation in Syria on January 19, 2018:
- ISIS has captured over 30 villages in northeastern Hama and eastern Idlib from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra). Many Hayat Tahrir al-Sham members defected to ISIS.
- Syrian government forces have liberated the village of Qaytal from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and de-facto cut off the militants from the rest of Idlib.
- ISIS has attacked positions of US-backed forces in Gharanij and al-Bahrah on the eastern bank of the Euphrates.
- Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has cracked down a Jaish al-Islam cell that had allegedly been preparing attacks against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham commanders in Eastern Ghouta.
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