US builds new military base near Syrian border
The US military is increasing its military presence in the Syria-Iraq border area with a new military base under construction.
US military forces in the Syria-Iraq border area. Photo: Sputnik
Xelil Şirvan, a commander of the Kurdish Peshmerga militia, said the military base was being used as a springboard to launch raids against Islamic State (IS) militants in eastern Syria.
According to Mr. Xelil Şirvan, the new US military base is located in Al-Qa'im city in Anbar province, on the banks of the Euphrates River, in northwestern Iraq and bordering Syria.
The Pentagon is increasing its military presence in the Syria-Iraq border area and that is why the Iraqi government is sending troops to Al-Qa'im to defend the area.
A spokesman for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) added that the new base was used to launch an SDF operation to clear out IS remnants earlier this month in the IS stronghold of Hajin province in eastern Syria.
The US military base is located on the strategic border route connecting Al-Qa'im city with Abu Kamal city (Syria), where IS fell and had to retreat in early November 2017.
