Turkey celebrates as Syrian government makes gains against Kurdish-led force
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FILE - A soldier waves a Syrian flag amid celebrations a day after Syrian government troops took control of Raqqa from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), at Al-Naeem roundabout in central Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)FILE - A member of Syrian security forces stands next to a destroyed vehicle in the predominantly Kurdish Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood where clashes broke out Tuesday Jan. 6 between government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)FILE - Female soldiers of the Kurdish-led, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) march during a military parade in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)FILE - The bodies of retreating Syrian Democratic Forces fighters lie on the side of the road between government-controlled Raqqa and SDF-controlled Hassakeh, in northeastern Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)FILE - People celebrate as Syrian government forces enter the town of Deir Hafer, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, following the withdrawal of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)
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FILE - A soldier waves a Syrian flag amid celebrations a day after Syrian government troops took control of Raqqa from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), at Al-Naeem roundabout in central Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)