Al Jazeera: US 'takes control' of Rmeilan airfield in Syria
Under a deal with Kurdish group, activists say US will use airfield to support fighters against ISIL in northern Syria.
US troops have taken control of Rmeilan airfield in Syria's northern province of Hasakah to support Kurdish fighters against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) told Al Jazeera.
The airfield near the city of Rmeilan, which will become the first US-controlled airbase in Syria, was previously controlled by the US-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).
The airfield is close to Syria's borders with Iraq and Turkey.
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1 comment:
WNU Editor,
So far it's just a rumour from the SOHR, unconfirmed by anybody, but is being repeated.
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