Al-Tanf - Wikipedia
In August 2022, it was reported that there are approximately 900 U.S. troops in Syria, with most of them split between the Al-Tanf base and Syria's eastern oil fields. [ 34 ] In October 2024, U.S. officers in Al-Tanf placed the Abu Khatab Brigade and other rebel units under the joint command of the RCA as the Syrian Free Army (SFA).
US forces in Syria are able to keep their fight separate, for now
Dec 6, 2024 · U.S. troops fighting Iranian-backed militias and a resurgence of the Islamic State in eastern Syria face an uncertain path forward as insurgents entering Damascus remake the balance of power in...
US Bases in Syria - GlobalSecurity.org
According to Anadolu Agency reporters, a U.S. military point has recently been established in PKK/PYD-held areas in northern Syria. Washington had set up two airbases in PKK/PYD-held Rmeilan...
US Bases in Syria - GlobalSecurity.org
The U.S. base near southern Syria’s al-Tanf border crossing was set up to train local Maghawir alThawrah, a Pentagon-backed rebel group at the al-Tanf air base, to fight Islamic State militants...
US Launches Airstrikes, A-10s Overfly Syria amid Civil War
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from Selfridge Air National Guard Base’s 107th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flies over an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 22, 2024.
A look at the US military mission in Syria and its dangers
Mar 25, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — When an Iranian drone struck a U.S. base in northeastern Syria, killing a contractor and wounding several U.S. troops, it was just the latest in a growing number of attacks on American forces in Syria. But its lethality was rare.
A Secretive US Special-Operations Base in Syria Is Taking Fire …
Nov 2, 2022 · A remote US special-operations base in the Syrian desert is caught in a shadow war between military powers in the Middle East. Al-Tanf garrison, a US base typically housing between 100 and...
Drone attack on US base in Syria, minor injuries reported
Aug 11, 2024 · A United States military base in eastern Syria was attacked by a one-way drone, according to a U.S. defense official.
Why does the US still have forces in Syria? - Al Jazeera
Aug 24, 2022 · Some US forces are still located in the SDF-controlled areas of northeastern Syria, such as Hassakeh and Raqqa provinces. Since 2016, the US has also controlled al-Tanf base, in a remote area...
US forces are under regular attacks by militants at base near Syrian ...
Nov 25, 2024 · Dozens of those rocket, missile and drone attacks have focused on a strategic American base at a gas field in northeastern Syria near the Iraq border, a de facto territorial dividing point...