The US forces will complete their withdrawal from Syria within a month

US forces plan to withdraw completely from Syria within a month, according to government source, a Kurdish and a third diplomat told, as the evacuation of a base in the northeast of the country begins.

The move follows the advance of government forces in areas previously controlled by the Kurdish-led Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), following clashes between the two sides that led to an agreement to integrate self-administration institutions into the state.

“Within a month, they will withdraw from Syria and there will be no military presence left within bases on the ground,” the Syrian government source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Kurdish sources reported the same deadline, while the diplomatic source said that the withdrawal will be completed within a 20-day deadline, stressing that Washington won’t maintain any military bases in Syria.

On Monday, the United States began withdrawing from Qasrak, its main base in northeastern Syria, according to the Kurdish source.

“There is a withdrawal of military and logistical vehicles and equipment from Qasrak, the base of the international coalition forces, towards Iraq,” the source said.

Eye witnesses reported seeing dozens of trucks loaded with armored vehicles and prefabricated rooms accompanied by US vehicles and helicopters taking the M4 international road that connects Hasakah, where Qasrak is based, to Iraqi Kurdistan.

In addition to Qasrak, US forces are still stationed at the base of Kharb al Jir in the countryside of Rumailan in Hasakah.

The United States deployed troops to Syria and Iraq as part of the global coalition to counter the ISIS it formed in 2014, after the group controlled large swathes of both countries until it was defeated from its last strongholds in Iraq in 2017 and from Syria in 2019.

Over the past two weeks, the United States has withdrawn successively from al Tanf base on the Syrian-Iraqi border and a base on the outskirts of the town of al Shaddadi, which housed a prison where Kurdish forces held members of the extremist group, before government forces advanced into the area last month.

This coincides with Iraq’s announcement in January that the coalition’s withdrawal from its federal territory had been completed.

The US withdrawal from military bases comes as Washington announced the completion of the transfer of more than 5,700 ISIS prisoners held by Kurdish forces to Iraq, in an operation it said was aimed at ensuring that ISIS detainees remain in detention centers.

Meanwhile, al Hol camp, which housed families of ISIS elements, was almost emptied of its inhabitants after the bulk of them left under mysterious circumstances to an unknown destination, while authorities transferred others to a camp under their control in Aleppo.

In 2025, Syria joined the Washington-led international coalition to counter ISIS, which has shown significant support for the new authorities led by President Ahmed al Sharaa.

The United States has repeatedly announced strikes targeting ISIS positions in Syria, while Syrian authorities occasionally carry out security operations against ISIS cells.