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Syria says seven soldiers killed in a drone attack by Kurdish forces

By Thomson Reuters Jan 21, 2026 | 7:40 AM

Jan 21 (Reuters) – Seven Syrian soldiers were killed ‍in a drone attack by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces ‌in northeastern ‌Syria’s Hasakah province, Syria’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

The drone attack ​took place in ‍the countryside ​against an ​explosives workshop that ‍was being secured by the army, the state news agency ‍reported. The SDF has pulled back from ‍a ‍swathe of ​northern and ​eastern ⁠Syria this week, ‌handing over territory to the army.

(Reporting by Ahmed ElimamEditing by Peter ⁠Graff)