{"id":137050,"date":"2026-04-18T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=137050"},"modified":"2026-04-18T07:08:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:08:01","slug":"us-completes-handover-of-major-bases-in-syria-amid-kurdish-integration-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/137050\/","title":{"rendered":"US completes handover of major bases in Syria amid Kurdish integration deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Friday that U.S. forces have completed the transfer of all major military bases in Syria as part of what it described as a \u201cdeliberate and conditions-based transition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUS forces have completed turning over all of our major bases in Syria,\u201d CENTCOM spokesperson Tim Hawkins told Anadolu, referring 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