According to sources, US troops abandoned the facility located in the border triangle between Syria, Iraq and Jordan.

Local sources indicated that the withdrawal was complete and that the base was handed over to the Syrian Ministry of Defense.

They added that the 54th Division began to deploy in and around the enclave, where it established checkpoints and imposed strict security measures.

So far, no official statement has been issued confirming or disproving the withdrawal of Coalition Forces International, nor details on the administration of the base or the mechanism envisaged for the next phase.

The Al-Tanf facility occupies a strategic position in the border region and has served as one of the International Coalition’s main operational hubs since its establishment.

The base was established in 2014 as the coalition’s operational center, and on 3 March 2016 it was officially announced that it would be located in Homs province, considered to be the largest US military facility on Syrian territory.

According to previous reports, the base’s objective was to train factions of the so-called Free Syrian Army to fight both the then government of Bashar al-Assad and al-Daesh, and to reinforce control of the al-Walid border crossing on the Iraqi side.

This action coincides with the withdrawal of US forces deployed in northeastern Syria, according to reliable sources recently cited by Syria TV.

According to sources, US troops at the Al-Shaddadi base, located in Al-Hasakeh province in the northeast of the country, are getting ready for a complete withdrawal departure within no more than 24 hours, coinciding with the start of the withdrawal of troops from the Washington-led international coalition from the Kharab al-Jir base.

In late January, US officials admitted that a full withdrawal of troops from Syria was under consideration, while President Ahmed Al-Shara is pushing for efforts to restore state control over northeastern territory.

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