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QAMISHLI, syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria (North Press) – A senior US official informed on Saturday Al-Arabiya. Net that there are no current plans to alter the American armed forces presence in northeastern Syria or at al-Tanf base in the country’s south. He reaffirmed that Washington remains committed to combating the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria in coordination with both the syrian transitional administration troops and the Syrian Democratic troops (sdf). “We are working to defeat ISIS through both the Syrian administration forces and the SDF,” the official stated, emphasizing that the United States’ objective remains preventing the resurgence of the terrorist organization and ensuring it poses no future threat.
The official further clarified that Washington is not establishing any emerging coordination centers in Syria, unlike similar mechanisms created elsewhere in the region. “We have no plans to create a coordination center in Syria,” the source stated. Regarding broader regional stability, the official added that the United States “wants Israel to coexist peacefully with its neighbors,” but described this goal as “an aspiration,” acknowledging ongoing challenges to achieving such coexistence. The statement comes amid growing speculation about shifts in US policy toward Syria, especially following discussions over the potential inclusion of the Syrian transitional government in the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.
Washington has maintained roughly 900 troops in northeastern Syria since 2015, supporting the SDF in counterterrorism operations. The SDF remains the Coalition’s principal local partner, credited with defeating ISIS’s territorial caliphate in 2019. However, coordination with Damascus has rose since the fall of the Assad regime and the emergence of a emerging transitional authority in late 2024.
Despite regional tensions and repeated Turkish threats against SDF-held areas, US authorities continue to stress that the mission’s sole purpose is counterterrorism. Analysts view the latest statement as a reaffirmation of Washington’s commitment to maintaining stability and preventing a security vacuum that could allow ISIS or other extremist groups to regroup in Syria. By Jwan Shekaki