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| Follow-up:withdrawal of US forces from the Al-Tanf base | |
| 2026-02-13 | |
Text: Follow-up to reports of the withdrawal of US forces from the Al-Tanf base. Originally, the main objective of the US forces in Al-Tanf was to operate against ISIS in this area. The base is strategically located in the border area between Iraq, Jordan, and Syria. With the establishment of the Iranian land corridor infrastructure in 2017, the physical location of the Al-Tanf base, along Highway 2M, and the large geographical area surrounding it, which the Americans defined as a security zone, disrupted the potential Iranian supply corridor lines in this area during the Assad regime's rule. By controlling this key crossing point, the US prevented the use of the short route through the Iranian land corridor to southern Syria and Lebanon. The Iranian threat did not disappear with the demise of the Assad regime; on the contrary, the Iranians appear to be continuing their attempts to destabilize the region, with a focus on southern Syria, and are seeking to rebuild their terrorist infrastructure in the area (together with Hezbollah). The American presence in Al-Tanf was of significant importance in disrupting Iranian activity, which will be greatly aided by the short distance (250 kilometers) between Iraq and southern Syria. The US presence also prevented Iraqi Shiite militias from moving from Iraq to southern Syria along this route. The small size of the base, which housed about 200 American soldiers, belies its enormous strategic value, as it provides intelligence, surveillance, and rapid response capabilities. More at the link
The report said that Syrian military personnel replaced the US forces - but that the Pentagon will "continue to coordinate with the base in Al-Tanf from Jordan." So after over a decade-long proxy war, the bearded 'ISIS-lite' jihadists of Jolani/Sharaa's army were just handed an American base overnight. US officials have admitted to The Wall Street Journal that post-Assad Syrian Army is "riddled with jihadist sympathizers, including soldiers with ties to al-Qaeda and ISIS and others who have been involved in alleged war crimes against the Kurds and Druze." | |
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