The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

America’s re-entrenchment in eastern Euphrates: U.S. troops pay secret visits to Al-Jazarah military base in Al-Raqqah

Syrian Observatory sources say that U.S. forces paid many secret visits to Al-Jazarah military base on the outskirts of Al-Raqqah city in the past few days.

Al-Jazarah military base is one of the largest ex-bases of the International Coalition where Syria Democratic Forces are now present.

According to SOHR sources, U.S. forces intend to station in the military base once again as a part of efforts to entrench their presence in eastern Euphrates.

On April 12, reliable sources informed the Syrian Observatory that U.S. forces summoned hundreds of members of Syria Democratic Forces, who worked with the US forces previously,  to cooperate and work together again.

According to SOHR sources, U.S. forces are entrenching their presence greatly in eastern Euphrates region. The U.S. started to re-impose its influence in Syria again just a few months after the announcement by the US President Donald Trump to withdraw from Syria in mid December 2018 before partially reversing his decision.

Very reliable SOHR sources confirmed that hundreds of SDF members joined the U.S. military bases, specifically in Deir Ezzor and Al-Hasakah, to work again with the U.S. forces, since the role of SDF members was seen as outstanding in the support and logistics section. The SDF members  also undergo military training by the Americans.

“The U.S. offered the SDF members, who returned to work with the Americans, larger salaries than those they used to receive,” the sources added.