The al-Walid crossing on the Iraqi-Syrian border corresponds to the al-Tanf crossing on the Syrian side, in Homs province, adjacent to Iraq’s al-Walid subdistrict.
Withdrawal from al-Tanf, and redeployment?. The handover of the al-Shaddadi base comes days after the InternationalCoalition withdrew from the al-Tanf base, located at the Syrian-Iraqi-Jordanian border triangle in southern Syria.
The al-Tanf base sits on a strategic location close to the borders with Jordan and Iraq...The U.S.Central Command said in a statement that troops have completed “the orderly departure” from al-Tanf base on Wednesday ... “U.S ...Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander.
5, Clark reports ... Lawyers for a U.S ...The Hill has more. Additional reading ... The U.S ... U.S ... troops have officially departed their remote outpost at al-Tanf, Syria, close to the border with Jordan, officials at Central Command said in a statement Thursday ... .
Will a reduction in US forces in the area lead to a power vacuum? Is the new Syrian army prepared to assume the security responsibilities necessary in the desert area where Tanf is located? ....