Syrian army enters base after US withdrawal
The United States has ended its formal military presence in Syria, with the last convoy departing the Kasrak base in the northeast. A Syrian government-aligned force, the so-called '60th Division' of the STG forces composed mainly of former SDF members, has now entered the vacated base. This withdrawal concludes just over 10 years of a declared U.S. military footprint in Syria, leaving only Russian, Turkish, and Israeli bases on Syrian territory. Meanwhile, SDF leader Mazloum Abdi met with Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham's Abu Mohammad al-Jolani in Damascus to negotiate the final stage of the SDF's integration into the institutions of the Syrian Transitional Government.
New reporting confirms the withdrawal is actively underway and that forces are moving into Iraq.
Confirms the withdrawal is complete and explicitly states this ends the U.S. ground presence that began in 2014.
New details confirm the withdrawal was from the Kasrak base in Hasakah, with much of the base's material destroyed before the U.S. convoy departed for Jordan. The base is being handed over to the SDF's 60th Division under Çiya Kobani.
The withdrawal was specifically toward Jordan, and U.S. forces destroyed their positions as they left the Qasrak base.
The incoming message adds the specific detail that the base was blown up by the U.S. military after the withdrawal.
The message specifies the withdrawal is from the Kasrak base and confirms the handover of control to Syrian troops, marking the end of the U.S. ground presence.
A video confirms the US withdrawal from the Al-Hasakah base.
A specific Syrian force, the '60th Division' of the STG, has entered the vacated base, and a meeting between SDF leader Mazloum Abdi and HTS leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani in Damascus was held to negotiate the SDF's political integration.