Syria says takes over northeast base after international coalition pullout

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Men watch as a US military mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) armoured fighting vehicle moves in a convoy along a highway outside Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on February 23, 2026. (File/AFP)

DAMASCUS: Syria said on Thursday that it had taken control of a military base in Hasakah province in the northeast after forces from the US-led international coalition against the Daesh group withdrew.
Syrian army forces “took over the Qasrak air base... after the withdrawal of international coalition forces,” said a defense ministry statement carried by state news agency SANA.