Media reported on the construction of two US air bases in Syria – RBC

The staff and equipment to the US air base in Turkey, Photo: AP

The US has already built one and started the construction of another air base in the north of Syria, Reuters reported with reference to the Kurdish media. In this case, the US Army said they do not control any airfield in Syria

US almost completed the construction of an air base in the Kurdish-controlled territory in northern Syria and proceed to the construction of other dual-use database. It is expected that it will be used both for military and civilian purposes, Reuters reported with reference to the information published on a Kurdish website BasNew.

According to BasNews source in the Kurdish group “Syrian democratic forces”, the majority of work on the runway in a town in northern Syria Rmeylan completed, and to the south-east of the border with Turkey Kobanov built a new air base. Another interviewee portal among US-backed forces reported that the project airbase has dozens of US experts.

According to the Syrian Kurds, the runway in the city Rmeylan used by US military helicopters for logistics operations.

The representative of the US Central command (CENTCOM), in turn, said that the United States did not take control of any airport in Syria.

«The location of our forces in Syria remains the as small as previously reported by the representatives of the Ministry of Defence & lt;. … & gt; US forces in Syria consistently looking for ways to improve the efficiency of logistics and human resources “, – said the source publication.