In Raqqa, Syria on January 18, 2026, aerial footage shows the Euphrates Dam (Tabqa Dam) after the Syrian Army successfully took control of the strategic facility. The deployment follows the withdrawal of Kurdish SDF forces (affiliated with the PKK) from Northeast Syria after intense battles between the two sides for control over the country’s largest hydroelectric dam.
Video Credit © Mohammad Bashir Aldaher/ZUMA Press Wire
To license stills or footage contact licensing@zumapress.com
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
ZUMAland.com 