SHAFAQNA- RT: New footage shows that the Former military base of the United States which is located in northern Syria just a few kilometers away from the Turkish border has been completely abandoned. Lone Kurdish fighters now protect the vacant facility.
Footage obtained by RT’s video agency Ruptly shows what’s left of a US military base in Tel Arqam, near the town of Ras al-Ain along the Syrian-Turkish border. Sitting atop a sandy hill above sprawling fields on the Syrian countryside, the desolate base now looks more like a ghost town.
Constructed of wood, metal and plastic, the base houses several barracks and command facilities, while its barbed wire defenses and watchtowers remain erected around the perimeter. Yet, all the US troops have already withdrawn, leaving what once were battle positions and the surrounding area empty. A handful of Kurdish fighters are the only people seen in the footage, who now solemnly watch guard over the base.
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