The Syrian army takes over the Rmelan base in Hasakah.
Key Takeaways
- Syrian Arab Army took control of Rmelan base in Hasakeh countryside.
- Base control transferred after international coalition forces withdrew from the site.
- Reported by Syria's Ministry of Defense and SANA.
Rmelan base takeover
On Saturday, the Syrian Ministry of Defense said the army took control of the Rmelan base in the Hasakeh countryside in northeastern Syria after the withdrawal of international coalition forces from it.
“On Saturday, the Syrian Ministry of Defense said that the army took control of the Rmelan base in the Hasakeh countryside in northeastern Syria after the withdrawal of international coalition forces from it”
The official news agency SANA quoted the Ministry of Defense's Information and Communications Administration saying that the forces of the Syrian Arab Army are taking over the Rmelan base in the Hasakeh countryside after the withdrawal of coalition forces from it.
The base has strategic importance due to its location in one of Syria's main 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.
Coalition withdrawal context
In November of last year, Syria joined the international coalition against ISIS, which was formed under U.S. leadership in 2014.
The American forces withdrew from several bases they had been stationed at as part of the coalition during the past month.
They gradually withdrew from the Tanf base on the Syria-Iraq border, and from a base on the outskirts of the town of al-Shaddadi, which housed a prison where Kurdish forces held ISIS members, before government forces advanced into the area.
They also began withdrawing from the Qasrk base in Hasakeh Governorate.
Northeast Syria expansion and merger
In recent months, the Syrian authorities expanded their control over areas in the northeast that had been under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), following clashes between the two sides that led to an agreement to merge the institutions of the autonomous administration within the framework of the state.
“On Saturday, the Syrian Ministry of Defense said that the army took control of the Rmelan base in the Hasakeh countryside in northeastern Syria after the withdrawal of international coalition forces from it”
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