Syria said it has taken control of all military bases previously used by U.S. forces deployed in the country as part of the international coalition against Daesh, marking a significant shift in control over northeastern regions.
In recent months, Syria's new government has expanded its control to parts of the country's northeast that were previously held by U.S.-backed YPG/PKK terrorists, while the government has also formally joined the international anti-Daesh coalition.
The U.S. intervened in Syria in 2014 to fight Daesh, which had taken over swathes of Syria and Iraq in a lightning offensive.
Syria's foreign ministry said in a statement that it "welcomes the completed handover of military sites where United States forces were previously present in Syria to the Syrian government," adding that the move was carried out "in full coordination between the Syrian and American governments."
Damascus said it viewed the U.S. move as reflecting "a shared assessment that the circumstances which originally necessitated the American military presence in Syria... have fundamentally changed."
