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![SDF fighters began withdrawing from the Al-Atqan prison [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2026-01/GettyImages-2257061292%20%281%29.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=MSWzJsCz)
![Israel is holding Syrians at the Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank and subjecting them to the same abuse as Palestinians [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2026-01/GettyImages-2240194076.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=FAd3bRqx)
![Syrian government forces have taken over most areas of Syria once held by the SDF [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2026-01/GettyImages-2256515283.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=5kC-qvU0)
