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Investing.com -- U.S. forces have pulled out of two more bases in northeastern Syria, marking an acceleration in the troop drawdown from the region.
The bases, visited by Reuters reporters in the past week, were found mostly deserted. Small contingents of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Kurdish-led military group backed by Washington for the past decade in the fight against Islamic State, now guard both facilities.
Signs of the American departure were evident at both locations. Surveillance cameras previously used by the U.S.-led military coalition had been removed, and razor wire surrounding the perimeters had begun to sag.
A Kurdish politician residing at one of the bases confirmed U.S. troops were no longer present. At the second base, SDF guards acknowledged that American forces had departed recently, though they did not specify when the withdrawal occurred.
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