US begins withdrawing from its largest military base in Syria

The pullout, which is to be completed in the coming weeks, comes after Syrian forces take control of northeast region from Kurdish forces.

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The United States has started withdrawing from a key military base in northeastern Syria and redeploying its forces to northern Iraq, marking the first phase of a pullout expected to last several weeks.

Heavy machinery, personnel and trucks carrying armoured vehicles could be seen moving on Monday in the northwestern city of Hasakah from the Qasrak base, the largest US base in Syria. They were headed towards the semiautonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.