US Forces Begin Final Withdrawal from Syria

American forces have begun their final withdrawal from Syria, with troops leaving a major base in the northeast on Monday and expected to complete their exit within a month.
A convoy of dozens of trucks loaded with armored vehicles and equipment was seen leaving the Qasrak base in Hasakeh province, heading toward the Iraqi border.
The move follows the withdrawal from two other bases—Al-Tanf in the southeast and Shaddadi in the northeast—over the past two weeks.
The United States still has approximately 1,000 troops deployed in Syria, a remnant of the anti-ISIS coalition that once numbered thousands.
The withdrawal comes after Kurdish forces, America’s key ground allies in the fight against ISIS, ceded territory to Damascus and agreed to integrate into the Syrian state.
Washington has also drawn closer to Syria’s new authorities since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in late 2024.
A Syrian government official and a Kurdish source confirmed the one-month timeline, while a diplomat suggested it could be as short as 20 days. The departure marks the end of a significant American military footprint in Syria.