Battle of the Tishrin Dam (2024–2025)

Battle
advances and capture of the Tishrin Dam==
The Manbij Military Council of the SDF launched an offensive against the Syrian National Army (SNA) near the Tishrin Dam on 23 December 2024. The SDF captured several villages southeast of Manbij.

On 24 December, SDF forces advanced from the Jirah Air Base along the west bank of the Euphrates toward Al-Khafsah and into the Abu Qilqil Subdistrict. Fighting also erupted near the Qarah Qawzak bridge, and a spokesperson for the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) stated their fighters were within 11 km of Manbij city center.

On 26 December, Turkey claimed the SNA had seized the dam, but SDF spokesperson Ferhad Şamî denied the claim and released video footage showing the dam remained under SDF control.

Clashes continued near Najm Castle and in the Abu Qilqil direction through late December.

Between 27 and 31 December, the SDF claimed to have captured three villages west of the dam and killed Abu Fayez, a commander of the SNA-affiliated North Commando Brigade.

In early January 2025, both sides employed drones and artillery. Turkish strikes hit the sugar factory in Dayr Hafir, while the SDF shot down a Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone in southern Kobani countryside.

Continued clashes west of the dam and near Qarah Qawzak bridge left dozens dead on both sides.

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