The Syrian army takes over the Rmelan base in Hasakah.

The Syrian Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that the army has taken control of the Rmelan base in Hasakah province, in northeastern Syria, after the withdrawal of coalition forces from it.

“The Syrian Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that the army has taken control of the Rmelan base in the Hasakah countryside, in northeastern Syria, after the withdrawal of international coalition forces from it”

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The official SANA news agency, citing the Ministry of Defense's Media and Communications Administration, said that 'The Syrian Arab Army is taking over the Rmelan base in Hasakah province, after the withdrawal of coalition forces from it.'

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The base has strategic importance due to its location in Syria's most important oil-producing regions, as well as its proximity to the Rmelan and al-Suwaidiya fields, which form a major part of the country's oil production system, according to Syrian media.

In November of last year, Syria joined the international coalition against the Islamic State, which was formed under U.S. leadership in 2014.

The United States has gradually withdrawn from several bases they had been stationed at within the coalition during the past month.

The withdrawals include the Tanf base on the Syria–Iraq border and a base on the outskirts of the town of Al-Shaddadi that housed a prison in which Kurdish forces held members of ISIS, before government forces advanced to the area.

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It has also begun withdrawing from the Qasrk base in Hasakah Province.

The article notes the expansion followed clashes with the SDF.

“The Syrian Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that the army has taken control of the Rmelan base in the Hasakah countryside, in northeastern Syria, after the withdrawal of international coalition forces from it”

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It cites an agreement to merge the Self-Administration's institutions into the state's framework.