US Forces Establish Third Military Base in Syria's Qamishli

A US patrol in Qamishli’s countryside in Hasakah on April 20, 2022. (AFP)
A US patrol in Qamishli’s countryside in Hasakah on April 20, 2022. (AFP)
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US Forces Establish Third Military Base in Syria's Qamishli

A US patrol in Qamishli’s countryside in Hasakah on April 20, 2022. (AFP)
A US patrol in Qamishli’s countryside in Hasakah on April 20, 2022. (AFP)

US forces established a third military base in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah on Saturday, a war monitor reported.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the new military base was set up in Naqara village, three kilometers southwest of Qamishli city in Hasakah province.

The two other bases are in Himo village, which is located nearly four kilometers northwest of Qamishli, and Tel Fares area, which is located nearly three kilometers to the southwest of Qamishli, adjacent to the end of the runway of Qamishli Airport.

Separately, reliable SOHR sources in Deir Ezzor’s countryside reported that Iran-backed militias have been redeployed in the area, fearing possible attacks by international coalition reconnaissance drones on their positions.

They confirmed that explosions that rocked al-Omar oil field base in Deir Ezzor’s countryside were caused by military drills by coalition forces in the base.



Turkish Official: No Ceasefire Deal between Türkiye and US Backed SDF in Northern Syria

Members of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stand along a street, after opposition forces seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Hasakah, Syria December 11, 2024. (Reuters)
Members of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stand along a street, after opposition forces seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Hasakah, Syria December 11, 2024. (Reuters)
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Turkish Official: No Ceasefire Deal between Türkiye and US Backed SDF in Northern Syria

Members of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stand along a street, after opposition forces seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Hasakah, Syria December 11, 2024. (Reuters)
Members of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stand along a street, after opposition forces seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Hasakah, Syria December 11, 2024. (Reuters)

There is no ceasefire deal between Türkiye and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria, contrary to a US announcement on the issue, a Turkish defense ministry official said on Thursday.
Türkiye believes that the Türkiye-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) forces will "liberate" areas occupied by the Kurdish PKK/YPG militia in northern Syria, the official also said.
The SDF is an ally in the US coalition against ISIS militants. It is spearheaded by the YPG, a group that Ankara sees as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), whose militant fighters have battled the Turkish state for 40 years.