Syria says takes over northeast base after international coalition pullout

article author: AFP ID: 1776339742142695500 Thu, 2026-04-16 11: 38 DAMASCUS: Syria said on Thursday that it had taken control of a military base in Hasakah province in the northeast after forces from the US-led international coalition against the Daesh group withdrew. Syrian army forces “took over the Qasrak air base. .. after the withdrawal of international coalition forces, ” said a defense ministry statement carried by state news agency SANA. A defense ministry official told AFP that Syrian forces had entered the base, which is now “empty of American forces after they fully withdrew. ” Main category: Middle-East Tags: Syria US-led coalition Daesh Update

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