The US forces will be stationed at the Mazzeh military airport in the Syrian capital
In early November that the United States was preparing to establish a military presence at an air base in the Syrian capital Damascus, in a move aimed at enabling a security agreement Washington is working to conclude between Syria and Israel.
The United States planned to use the base to help monitor any possible agreement between Syria and Israel, as over the past two months, the Pentagon has accelerated the assessment process by conducting several reconnaissance flights to the base, and its long runway has been found to be ready for immediate use.
According to Syrian military sources, a technical talk focused on allowing the base to be used for logistics, surveillance, refueling, and humanitarian operations, with Syria retaining “full sovereignty” over the facility.
A Syrian defense official said US C-130 jets had landed at the base to verify the validity of the runway, while a guard confirmed that US planes were “landing as part of operational tests”.
According to the3 information, the base will play a role in US Central Command (CENTCOM) activates against ISIS, as the CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper discussed the issue during his visit to Damascus on September 12.
It’s worth noting that, during Syrian transitional president, Ahmed al Sharaa’s visit to Washington and meeting with US president Donald Trump, Syria will join the international collation against ISIS.
