The United States has withdrawn from its last remaining major military base in Syria. Syria’s defence ministry confirmed on Thursday that its troops had taken control of the al-Tanf military base, which was recently vacated by US troops.

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has been expanding his control of the country, and last month government forces captured wide parts of northeast Syria after deadly clashes with the SDF. A ceasefire was later reached between the two sides.