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Syria said on Thursday that it had taken control of a military base in Hasakeh province in the northeast after forces from the US-led international coalition against ISIS group withdrew.Syrian army forces “took over the Qasrak air base... after the withdrawal of international coalition forces”, said a defense ministry statement carried by state news agency SANA.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.A defense ministry official told AFP that Syrian forces had entered the base, which is now “empty of American forces after they fully withdrew.”An AFP correspondent near the northeastern city of Qamishli saw a convoy of US military vehicles heading towards the Iraqi border.Qasrak was considered a key US base in northeast Syria and served in recent months as a logistics hub for convoys and military equipment heading towards Iraq.In recent months, Syria’s government has expanded its control to parts of the country’s northeast that were previously
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