US Base in Southern Syria Sends ‘Signal’ to Iran
PENTAGON —
The United States maintains a base in southern Syria that limits Iranian forces’ ability to move through Syria’s al-Tanf border crossing, U.S. officials and experts tell VOA.
“Our mere presence there accomplishes that, whether it’s a goal or not,†Army Maj. Josh Jacques, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), said.
The base was originally set up to train local Syrians to fight Islamic State militants.
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al Tanf is on this map, where this base is said to be.
