US Forces Withdraw From Key Base in Syria

The U.S. Central Command said the withdrawal was part of ‘a deliberate and conditions-based transition’ for the American military mission to defeat ISIS.

U.S. Army soldiers load a CH-47 Chinook in support of Combined Joint Task Force—Operation Inherent Resolve near Al-Tanf Garrison, Syria, on Oct. 29, 2024. Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh/U.S. Army

U.S. military forces in Syria completed a drawdown from a key garrison in the country on Feb. 11, as part of a planned consolidation of forces in the country.

In a Feb. 12 statement, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)—responsible for U.S. military operations in Syria and across the Middle East—announced it “completed the orderly departure of U.S. forces from al-Tanf Garrison in Syria” the day before.