The Al-Tanf garrison had long served as a key hub for US-led operations against IS terrorists, and was used to train opposition fighters
Syrian government forces have assumed control of a strategic military base in the country’s east following the withdrawal of American troops who had been illegally stationed there for nearly a decade, the Defense Ministry in Damascus has announced.
The Al-Tanf garrison, established in 2016, sits at the strategic junction of Syria, Jordan, and Iraq along the M2 Baghdad-Damascus Highway. The base served as a key hub for US-led operations against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists, who had controlled…
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