2025 Diban Clashes

2025 Diban Clashes
Part of Syrian Civil War
Date 20 - 21 January, 2025 Location Diban, Deir ez-Zor, Syria Result SDF victory SDF reclaim all lost positions Failed insurgency by gunmen and tribal forces
Belligerents
Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)	Tribal Movement
Commanders and leaders
Mazloum Abdi	Ibrahim al Hafl
Units involved
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Internal Security Forces (Asayish) Deir ez-Zor Military Council Hajin Military Council	Forces of the Tribal movement
Casualties and losses
3 injured	Multiple arrested

The 2025 Diban Clashes (Arabic: صدامات ديبان 2025) were a day of clashes between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) and local Arab Tribal gunmen affiliated with Ibrahim al Hafl, the leader of the so called "Tribal movement".

Clashes

On January 20, 2025, unidentified local gunmen crossed the Euphrates River and launched an attack on SDF checkpoints and headquarters in the towns of Diban and Abu Hamam using rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). This assault resulted in injuries to three SDF fighters, who were later transported to Omar Military Hospital for medical treatment. The attackers subsequently declared their allegiance to the tribal faction led by Sheikh Ibrahim al Hafl, who is supported by Iran and has advocated for an Arab uprising against the SDF and DAANES. In retaliation, the SDF confronted the tribal fighters and dispatched additional reinforcements from Al-Hasakah to Deir ez-Zor. By the end of the following day, the SDF had successfully regained all positions that had been lost. The subsequent week saw the SDF and Asayish initiate a security operation that led to multiple arrests.

See also

• Syrian Democratic Forces
• Deir ez-Zor offensive (2024)
• Deir ez-Zor Governorate campaign