Turkey's intelligence agency, MIT, warned Iran's Revolutionary Guard about Kurdish fighters trying to cross the Iran-Iraq border during ongoing government crackdowns.

Syrian government forces have seized the strategic town of Tabqa in eastern Syria, marking a major advance against US-backed Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River. The move follows deadly clashes earlier this month that saw Damascus regain several Aleppo neighborhoods from Kurdish fighters.

Syrian troops swept through dozens of towns and villages in the country's north on Saturday after Kurdish fighters withdrew under an agreement that aimed to avoid a bloody showdown between the rival forces.

Syrian government forces, backed by allied tribal fighters, have made territorial gains against Kurdish-led forces in northern and eastern Syria, including the capture of major oil and gas fields, Syrian state media and activists said on Sunday.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Friday rejected the Syrian Arab Army’s calls for its fighters to join the national army, calling the appeal a sign of political and military weakness amid escalating tensions in northern Syria.

Syria conflict escalates as Turkey warns Damascus may use force against Kurdish SDF fighters after deadly clashes near Aleppo reportedly killed 23.