Kurdish forces carried out at least 4 operations in January against men linked to pro-Iran militias and in Damascus, who illegally sold fuel west of Deir Ezzor.
Raid with Inherent Resolve in Busayrah. 3 facilitators of the Islamic State arrested, while a fifth is on the run. They managed the transport of men and goods on the Euphrates.
Operations with Inherent Resolve between Hasaka and Deir Ezzor to stop the wave of killings in the prison. The trafficking of the Islamic State via the Euphrates is also affected.
IS raids in Al-Taym and Hama. The clashes ended thanks to the intervention of Russia. Meanwhile, the SDF intensify the fight against pro-Islamic State smuggling.