On Monday, the US Army began withdrawing from the Qasrak base in northeastern Syria, and will withdraw completely from the country within a month, according to several sources. This step comes after government forces advanced in areas that were under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

Published on: 02/23/2026 - 12:54 Last updated: 02/24/2026 - 04:45

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The American forces, which lead the international coalition against jihadists, intend to withdraw completely from Syria within a month, as a government source, a Kurdish source, and a third diplomat confirmed Monday, coinciding with the start of their evacuation of a base in the northeast of the country.

This step came after the advance of government forces into areas that were under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, following clashes between the two parties that led to an agreement to merge the institutions of self-administration within the framework of the state.

The Syrian government source said: “Within a month, they will withdraw from Syria and will no longer have any military presence within bases in the field.” The Kurdish source reported the same deadline, while the diplomatic source suggested that "the withdrawal will be completed within twenty days," stressing in turn that Washington will not keep any military bases in Syria.

On Monday, the United States began withdrawing from the Qasrak base, which is its main base in northeastern Syria, according to the Kurdish source, who said: “There is a process of withdrawing military and logistical equipment and equipment from Qasrak, the central base of the international coalition forces, towards Iraq.”

Dozens of trucks loaded with armored vehicles and prefabricated rooms, accompanied by American vehicles and helicopters, were seen taking the M4 international road linking Al-Hasakah, where the Qasrak base is located, to Iraqi Kurdistan.

In addition to Qsark, American forces are still present at the Kharab al-Jir base in the Rmelan countryside in Hasakah.

The United States deployed soldiers in Syria and Iraq within the framework of the international coalition to combat the "Islamic State" organization, which it formed in 2014, after the organization controlled vast areas of the two countries until it was defeated from its last strongholds in Iraq in 2017 and from Syria in 2019.

During the past two weeks, the United States withdrew successively from the Al-Tanf base on the Syrian-Iraqi border, and a base on the outskirts of the town of Al-Shaddadi, which contained a prison where Kurdish forces detained members of the extremist organization, before government forces advanced into the region last month.

This coincides with Iraq's announcement in January of the completion of the coalition's withdrawal from its federal lands.

The American withdrawal from military bases also comes as Washington announced the completion of the transfer of more than 5,700 jihadist prisoners who were being held by Kurdish forces to Iraq, in an operation that it said was aimed at "ensuring that ISIS detainees remain inside detention centers."

At the same time, Al-Hawl camp, which housed the families of ISIS members, was almost emptied of its residents, after the majority of them left amid mysterious circumstances to an unknown destination, while the authorities transferred others to a camp under their control in Aleppo.

In 2025, Syria joined the international coalition to combat terrorism led by Washington, which shows great support for the new authorities led by President Ahmed Al-Sharaa.

The United States repeatedly announces strikes targeting ISIS sites in Syria, while the Syrian authorities carry out security operations from time to time against ISIS cells.

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