Iran Press/Middle East: Local sources in the area told SANA news agency in Hasaka located at the northeastern corner of Syria that the US soldiers positioned in al-Jir base had started to completely evacuate the base as about 40 trucks carrying military equipment and vehicles left the base heading for al-Sweidyia village near al-Walid crossing, paving the way for their withdrawal towards the Iraqi territories.
In the same context, local sources in the Southern countryside of Hasaka city said that 50 trucks carrying military and logistic equipment belonging to the US occupation troops have left their illegitimate base in al-Shadadi city, and they headed North through the Eastern road which leads to al-Houl area in Hasaka in Eastern countryside, paving the way for their withdrawal towards the Iraqi territories through al-Walid crossing in the countryside of al-Yarubiya town.
The sources noted that a number of trucks which exited from al-Shadadi city were coming from the US in Deir Ezzur's Eastern countryside.
Meantime, the Arabic-language website of RT quoted its reporter as saying that reports said that the US military men have started withdrawal from al-Omar and Koniko gas field in Deir Ezzur.
The reports came after the IRGC Aerospace Force on Wednesday launched heavy missile attacks on US Ein Al-Assad airbase in Southwestern Iraq near the border with Syria and a US operated airbase in Erbil in retaliation for the assassination of Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani.
Iran’s Commander of Quds Force Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani and Iraq’s Deputy Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were assassinated by the US terrorist forces at Baghdad airport in the early hours of Friday.
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