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Syria Says Has Taken Control of All Bases Previously Operated by US Forces
US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting on Thursday. Trump said the truce followed "excellent" conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, taking place two days after Israel and Lebanon held peace talks in Washington. "These two Leaders have agreed that in order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE at 5 P.M. EST," Trump said on his Truth Social network. Trump said he had directed US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and top US military officer Dan Caine to work with the two countries "to achieve a Lasting PEACE." "It has been my Honor to solve 9 Wars across the World, and this will be my 10th, so let's, GET IT DONE!" said Trump, who launched the war on Iran alongside Israel on February 28. Hezbollah then pulled Lebanon into the Middle East war, firing rockets at Israel in support of its backer Tehran. Since then, Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than one million, and Israeli ground forces have invaded the country's south. Trump said late Wednesday that Aoun and Netanyahu were due to speak on Thursday, but the Lebanese president rejected the US request for the direct phone call with the Israeli PM, an official source told AFP.
Syria takes control of all bases where US forces were deployed
Final convoy of US soldiers and equipment departs Qasrak air base in the northeastern governorate of Hasakah.Syria has taken full control of all military sites where US forces had previously been deployed, completing a handover that Damascus says reflects the successful absorption of Kurdish-led fighters into national structures.The announcement on Thursday comes after the final convoy of US soldiers and equipment departed Qasrak air base, located in the northeastern governorate of Hasakah, ending a military presence that began in 2014 when US forces entered the fight against ISIL (ISIS) alongside Kurdish fighters who went on to lead what became known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US begins withdrawing from its largest military base in Syrialist 2 of 3Who is Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s US envoy leading talks with Lebanon?list 3 of 3French cement giant Lafarge guilty of financing ISIL in Syriaend of listSyrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa received the two most senior figures in the SDF, its military commander, Mazloum Abdi, and the head of its political wing, Ilham Ahmad, in Damascus on Thursday.Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani and the presidential envoy overseeing the integration process were also present.Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the completed handover of the bases, saying it reflected the government’s efforts to bring the country under a single state authority, including border areas and the northeast, which had long operated outside Damascus’s control.The ministry said the transfer had been carried out in full coordination with the US, pointing to what it described as a constructive relationship that has developed since al-Sharaa met US President Donald Trump at the White House in November.US Central Command, which is responsible for US troops in the Middle East, told the news agency AFP that US forces “have completed turning over all of our major bases in Syria as part of a deliberate and conditions-based transition”.The handover follows a deal struck in January between Damascus and the SDF, which had governed large swaths of northern and eastern Syria with tacit US backing.Syrian government forces fought a brief conflict with the SDF and seized control of much of the territory the group controlled before both sides came to a new agreement in March.Under that deal, Kurdish fighters are being brought into the Syrian national army, Syrian security forces have depl...
The US Army is preparing to establish a military base in Damascus ...
A Syrian military source revealed intense US activity in the Damascus countryside, specifically around the Dumayr airbase, one of the country's most important military facilities. The source stated that Washington intends to transform the airport into a main base for its forces in Syria, as part of a plan to redistribute its bases and reduce their deployment, focusing on fortified and ...
Syrian army takes control of last US base in country as Al Shara ...
Syria has taken control of the last American base on its soil, declaring an end to the US mission against ISIS in the country. The Syrian military moved into the Qasrak base in north-eastern Syria, one of several abandoned by American troops in recent months.
