The US military announced on Thursday its complete withdrawal from a key base in Syria used since 2014 in the fight against ISIS.
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said it completed an orderly withdrawal from al-Tanf on February 11 as part of a "deliberate and conditions-based transition" from the global D-ISIS coalition.
Al-Tanf is located in the tri-border area of Syria, Jordan and Iraq.
It was attacked in 2024, under the Joe Biden administration, by Iranian-backed militias and killed three American soldiers and wounded dozens more.
The Syrian Defense Ministry announced earlier in the day that the US military had surrendered the base and that Syrian forces had begun deploying along the border area.
The move follows last year's announcement by Donald Trump's administration to begin consolidating its presence in Syria following the territorial defeat of ISIS in 2019.
But the US military warned that it would remain on alert to respond to any threat from ISIS.
"US forces remain ready to respond to any ISIS threat that emerges in the region, as we support partner-led efforts to prevent the terrorist network from resurgent," CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper said in a statement.
"Maintaining pressure on ISIS is essential to protecting the U.S. homeland and strengthening regional security," he added.
The US military has carried out dozens of strikes against ISIS targets this year in retaliation for an ISIS attack that killed two American troops and another civilian interpreter in December.
Over the past two months, US forces have struck more than 100 targets and captured or killed more than 50 ISIS terrorists, according to CENTCOM. /Telegrafi/
