Ahmed al‑Sharaa says foreign forces fully withdrawn from northeast Syria

Syrian President Ahmed al‑Sharaa says foreign forces have fully withdrawn from northeast Syria

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa said that all foreign military forces have departed from the country’s northeast, declaring the end of a prolonged period of international military presence in the region, Caliber.Az reports.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

Yesterday, the last American vehicle or truck left Syrian territories.

There were several bases there which also had British, Americans, French, and Russians at the same time.

So northeast Syria is now free of any foreign bases. pic.twitter.com/6YQ2CtSGja

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“Yesterday, the last American vehicle or truck left Syrian territories,” al-Sharaa said in remarks carried by state media. “Northeast Syria is now free of any foreign bases.”

He added that the region had previously hosted a complex mix of international deployments. “There were several bases there which also had British, Americans, French, and Russians at the same time,” the president said.

On April 16, the final military convoy of the US-led international coalition left the Kasrak base in Syria’s north-eastern al-Hasakah province, according to Syrian media reports.

The North Press Agency said the withdrawal marks the departure of the last US-led coalition forces from the site.

Following the reports, Syria’s Ministry of Defence confirmed that Syrian army units had been deployed to the base.

By Aghakazim Guliyev