A Syrian source informed media outlets on Friday that U.S. forces will be stationed at Mezzeh Military Airport in Damascus. Earlier, six informed sources told Reuters in early November that the United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in the Syrian capital Damascus, in a move aimed at enabling a security agreement that Washington is working on between Syria and Israel. At the time, the sources confirmed that the United States plans to use the base to help monitor any potential agreement between Syria and Israel. A Western military official stated that the Pentagon has accelerated assessment procedures over the past two months by conducting several reconnaissance flights to the base, and it was found that its long runway is "ready for immediate use". Two military sources...
