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US Hands Over Final Syria Base to Government Forces, Ending a Decade-Long Mission

Damascus claims the lead on counterterrorism following SDF integration.

A U.S. military vehicle is transported on a truck as part of a convoy withdrawing from Qasrak base in northeastern Hasakah province toward the Jordanian border near Daraa, Syria, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
A convoy carrying U.S. military vehicles and equipment drives along a road while withdrawing from Qasrak base in northeastern Hasakah province toward the Jordanian border near Daraa, Syria, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
A U.S. military vehicle is transported on a truck as part of a convoy withdrawing from Qasrak base in northeastern Hasakah province toward the Jordanian border near Daraa, Syria, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The Last Convoy Out: How Twelve Years of American Military Presence in Syria Quietly Unraveled

Overview

  • US Central Command said Thursday that US forces finished turning over their major Syria bases as the Syrian army took the last site at Qasrak in Hasakah.
  • The Syrian Foreign Ministry declared the American anti-ISIS mission complete and said the state is fully capable of leading counterterrorism.
  • Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are carrying out a January deal that brings SDF fighters into the Syrian army and returns control of key cities and border crossings to the state.
  • Syria analyst Charles Lister said US troops and equipment moved out through Jordan to reduce exposure to attacks from Iranian-backed militias in the region.
  • Syria’s Interior Ministry said it arrested two alleged ISIS operatives near Aleppo on Thursday, a sign that security threats continue even as control shifts.