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News Syria » Damascus » Government: Syria takes control of all bases where US forces were deployed

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/syria-takes-control-bases-where-160623403.html
Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026

Syria has taken full control of all military sites where US forces had previously been deployed, completing a handover that Damascus says reflects the successful absorption of Kur ...

News Syria » Damascus » Government: Syria ready to take control as US hands over its bases

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/syria-ready-control-us-hands-155225727.html
Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026

The Syrian government on Thursday welcomed the handover of US military bases in north-eastern Syria to government forces. The restoration of state authority over areas previously outside Damascus' ...

News Syria » Damascus » Government: US troops depart Syria, ending decade of presence in fight against ISIS

News channel or source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/04/us-troops-depart-syria-ending-decade-presence-fight-against-isis
Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026

The last American bases in Syria have been turned over to the government in Damascus, US military officials confirmed to Al-Monitor.

News Syria » Damascus » Government: US military fully withdraws from Syria after 10 years

News channel or source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-military-fully-withdraws-syria-after-10-years
Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026

American troops and equipment reportedly exited via Jordan as Damascus moves to take over the last US-held base ...

News Syria » Damascus » Government: How Syria might benefit from the Iran war

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/how-syria-might-benefit-from-the-iran-war/ar-AA20YBPf
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Damascus has suffered little blowback from the Iran War, and the blockade of the Persian Gulf may make Syria an alternative energy route.

News Syria » Damascus » Government: Syria welcomes complete handover of U.S.-held military sites

News channel or source: https://sana.sy/en/politics/2310866/
Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026

Syria’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the transfer of military sites previously operated by U.S. forces to the Syrian government, saying ...

News Syria » Damascus » Government: Syrian President Sharaa hosts Kurdish SDF leaders to talk integration

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/syrian-president-sharaa-hosts-kurdish-sdf-leaders-to-talk-integration/ar-AA211P1x
Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with Kurdish leaders to advance talks on the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces into the national military.

News Syria » Damascus » Government: Sharaa receives SDF chief Abdi, senior Rojava official to advance integration deal

News channel or source: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/16042026
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday received Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and Elham Ahmad a leading figure from the administration of ...

News Syria » Damascus » Government: Hasaka governor says integration process with Damascus going well

News channel or source: https://www.rudaw.net/english/interview/160420261
Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Nour al-Din Issa Ahmed, governor of the Kurdish province of Hasaka in northeast Syria (Rojava), said on Tuesday that the ongoing integration process between the Kurdish ...

News Syria » Damascus » Government: Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces discuss military merger

News channel or source: https://www.aol.com/articles/syrian-media-government-kurdish-led-152007555.html
Published on: Saturday 03 January 2026

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials held talks Sunday with the commander of the main Kurdish-led force in the country over plans to merge it with the national army, state media reported ...

News Syria » Damascus » Government: New Syrian security forces burn cannabis and Captagon pills in Damascus

News channel or source: https://apnews.com/video/syria-bashar-assad-marijuana-damascus-syria-government-240848c24b94425f98be3e9c36dc9b49
Published on: Sunday 12 April 2026

Cannabis and pills of the amphetamine-like stimulant Captagon were set on fire on Wednesday in Damascus. Syria’s new government forces raided warehouses in the former security zone of former Syrian ...