Links to four reports and an analysis: from Agence France-Presse, AtlasInfo, the Cradle, the Associated Press, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for IRAN 1-17-26 and SYRIA and GAZA.) — MCM

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Turkey’s Erdogan hails Syria army for ‘careful’ offensive despite ‘provocations.’ From AFP. “The Syrian army has passed a successful test,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today, “avoiding actions that would put them in the wrong when they are in the right.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE for similar report in French from AtlasInfo.

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Syrian forces overrun ISIS prison as SDF condemns U.S. inaction. From the Cradle. The Syrian Democratic Forces said today that Damascus has continued to attack its positions across northern Syria despite the U.S.-backed ceasefire reached a day earlier, warning that attacks are targeting the vicinity of SDF-run prisons holding tens of thousands of jailed ISIS militants. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 18  Syrian government announces a ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, by Ghaith Alsayed and Omar Albame | AP  RAQQA, Syria — The Syrian government Sunday announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country and dismantling the Kurdish-led forces that controlled the northeast for over a decade. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.