US pulls out of largest northeast Syria base amid shift
US convoy departs Qasrak base as officials signal a phased drawdown, with up to 1,000 troops reportedly set to leave Syria in the coming weeks.
US convoy departs Qasrak base as officials signal a phased drawdown, with up to 1,000 troops reportedly set to leave Syria in the coming weeks.

US Special Envoy Tom Barrack urges Syrian forces and the SDF to halt hostilities in Aleppo’s Kurdish neighborhoods and prioritize civilian protection.

Syrian forces launched new strikes on Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo after issuing evacuation orders, prompting mass displacement, international concern.

Syria’s interim government announces an agreement with the leadership of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to incorporate the institutions of the autonomous Kurdish administration in the northeast into the national government.


Syrian Democratic Forces say they detained Syrian-born German national accused of helping plan September 11, 2001 attacks.

Syrian forces establish military council to push ISIS fighters out of their northern bastion of Al-Bab.

After weeks of fierce fighting, anti-ISIS Syrian Democratic Forces advance into Manbij, backed by US air power.
