Weeks after establishing first military base | International Coalition prepares for second military base

Al-Raqqa province: SOHR activists have monitored preparations by the “International Coalition” forces to establish a new military base in Al-Raqqa city.

The second base is located in Al-Raqqa between the old and new bridges in the city.

It is worth noting that International Coalition forces brought logistic materials and cement blocks to reinforce the base’s protection.

This comes weeks after preparing the military base in the headquarters of the 17th Division in Al-Raqqa.

On December 15, SOHR sources reported that the US forces were preparing for announcing their first military base in Al-Raqqah, after having withdrawn from the province over three years, during “peace Spring” operation in 2019. This came after the US forces had established military barracks and airstrip in the former post of the 17th Division near Al-Raqqah city in November. The presence of US forces in the past period had been confined to the centre of the CIA in Al-Tabaqah city.

Reliable SOHR sources reported that Washington was preparing a new military base in Al-Raqqah city centre, specifically near the new bridge of Al-Rashid at the southern entrance of the city.

Moreover, US forces ran a military patrol in the area of Tariq Abyad nearly 25 kilometres to the east of Al-Raqqah.

Also, a US patrol toured the city, while raising the USA flag for the first time, where military and intelligence patrols had toured in Al-Raqqah without raising the USA flag.