Syrian forces capture Tabqa, nation’s largest dam amid swift push on Raqqa

Syria’s army accelerates its campaign, securing key infrastructure and forcing Kurdish-led SDF retreat.

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The Syrian army has taken full control of the strategic city of Tabqa and its military airport on the Euphrates River, expanding a rapid offensive in Raqqa province, state media reported.

Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa said early on Sunday that government forces had secured Tabqa and the nearby Euphrates Dam, Syria’s largest, after expelling fighters linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

Syrian forces capture Tabqa, nation’s largest dam amid swift push on Raqqa

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