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Title: US To Formalize Military Presence in Syria in Deal With al-Qaeda-Linked Govt
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URL Source: https://news.antiwar.com/2025/06/08 ... eal-with-al-qaeda-linked-govt/
Published: Jun 9, 2025
Author: Horse
Post Date: 2025-06-09 08:25:07 by Horse
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by Dave De Camp The US plans to shutter its bases in northeastern Syria but will keep its base at al-Tanf in the south. The US is working to formalize its military presence in Syria by signing a deal with the new al-Qaeda-linked government, according to a report from The New Arab. The report was published Friday and said that a high-level US military delegation was expected to meet with Syrian officials in the coming days with the goal of shifting the US military presence from an illegal occupation to a formalized, legal partnership. The report comes as the US has been drawing down its forces in northeastern Syria and handing over some bases to the Kurdish-led SDF. The US is expected to maintain only one base in Syria, the al-Tanf Garrison in the south, which is situated where the borders of Syria, Iraq, and Jordan converge. From al-Tanf, the US helped its proxy militia, known as the Syrian Free Army (previously known as the Revolutionary Commando Army), join in on the offensive led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024. Poster Comment: 
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