US forces have begun works to establish an air base in the Syrian Kurdish region of Hasaka, according to information obtained.

The U.S. is establishing a new air base in the region to strengthen its existence in the region as well as establish full sovereignty over Syria's northern oil fields, the state-run Syrian Republic News Agency (SANA) reported.

According to local sources, U.S. Army forces have also built a military base between Tal Kucher border town (Al-Ya’arbiya) and Hasaka military airport.

The eastern border town of Tal Kucher which is located as the eastern part of Hasaka is connected to the villages of Umm al-Kahf and Sumi Habub from the south where the presence of American forces in the area means the advance of the US military in the east of the Euphrates, according to the KRD news agency.

A member of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party (P.Y.D.K) warned that Turkish threats against the existence of the Syrian Kurdish semi-autonomous region are serious but stated that the U.S. would not allow any Ankara attacks against the oil-rich Kurdish regions in war-torn Syria in the north.

Mahmoud Mohammed, a member of the political school of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party (P.Y.D.K), told KurdPress in an interview that the threats against Syrian Kurdistan are serious and they are ongoing every day.

He added that Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan thinks he is an Ottoman Sultan and will not hesitate to conduct any attack, continuing to say that "All Turkey efforts are to return to the era of the Ottoman Empire and it is slowly seeking to execute its project.”

The building of the air base comes at a time that U.S. President Donald Trump officially announced his decision to withdraw US forces from Syria in 2019. The decision was at a time that Turkish military launched an offensive against Gri Spi and Sarekani, prompting Turkey to launch the operation in eastern Euphrates.

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