A US military mine-resistant armoured fighting vehicle moves in a convoy with other trucks transporting military equipment along a highway outside Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on Feb. 23, 2026. (Credit: Delil Souleiman/AFP)
U.S. forces that led the anti-jihadist coalition in Syria will complete their withdrawal from the country within a month, three sources told AFP on Monday.
"Within a month, they will have withdrawn from Syria and there will no longer be any military presence in the bases," a Syrian government official said, with a Kurdish source confirming the development. A third source, a diplomat, said the withdrawal should be completed within 20 days.
The United States began withdrawing on Monday from a major base in a northeastern region still under the control of Kurdish forces.
U.S. forces that led the anti-jihadist coalition in Syria will complete their withdrawal from the country within a month, three sources told AFP on Monday.
"Within a month, they will have withdrawn from Syria and there will no longer be any military presence in the bases," a Syrian government official said, with a Kurdish source confirming the development. A third source, a diplomat, said the withdrawal should be completed within 20 days.
The United States began withdrawing on Monday from a major base in a northeastern region still under the control of Kurdish forces.
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