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US forces bring in new military reinforcements to base in Syria's Hasakah

Iran Press TV

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 8:58 AM

American occupation forces have brought in new military reinforcements to their base in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, despite Washington's claims of intent to draw down troops in the Arab country, shut down most of its military base there, and consolidate operations to a single location.

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a US cargo plane and two military helicopters landed at Kharab al-Jir Airport near the oil-rich town of Rmelan on Monday afternoon.

The Britain-based monitoring group, citing local sources, said the aircraft were loaded with aerial defense missile systems, heavy weapons, and logistic and military equipment.

Thomas Barrack, appointed by President Donald Trump as the US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria, claimed in early June that the Pentagon intends to reduce military presence in Syria, and keep only one base operational.

In an interview with the Turkish broadcaster NTV on June 2, Barrack said the troop drawdown and base closures reflect a strategic recalibration.

"What I can assure you is that our current Syria policy will not be close to the Syria policy of the last 100 years because none of these have worked," he said at the time.

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell also said in a statement on April 18 that the US military intends to reduce its military presence in Syria to less than 1,000 troops in the coming months.

"This deliberate and conditions-based process will bring the US footprint in Syria down to less than a thousand US forces in the coming months," he claimed.

The US military has about 2,000 troops in Syria across several bases, mostly in the northeast.

The US military has since 2014 deployed its forces and equipment in northeastern Syria with no authorization from the Arab country's government, with the Pentagon claiming that the deployment is aimed at preventing the oilfields in the area from falling into the hands of Daesh (ISIS) remnants.

Former Syrian authorities, however, maintained that the deployment was meant to plunder the country's natural resources.

Over the past years, multiple footage have emerged revealing that the US occupation forces have used tankers to smuggle Syrian crude oil from the country's northern provinces to their bases in northern Iraq, as part of Washington's systematic plundering of Syria's basic commodities.

US President Donald Trump has also admitted on several occasions that American forces were in the Arab country for its oil wealth.

Moreover, there have been several reports showing Washington's direct or indirect support through its regional allies for the Daesh terrorist group over the past years.