The U.S. military withdrawal from Syria will likely pressure Jordan to expand security support to Syria to combat challenges including the Islamic State and arms and drug smuggling. Jordan is likely to conduct at least sporadic airstrikes when Syria is unable or unwilling to effectively mitigate threats. Over the next two months, the United States is expected to fully withdraw the roughly 1,000 troops remaining in Syria, continuing the drawdown begun in 2025. In mid-February, U.S. forces handed over operations of the al-Tanf Base near Syria's borders with Jordan and Iraq to Syrian forces. Days later, U.S. troops also transferred control of the al-Shaddadi Base in Syria's northeast. While some U.S. forces withdrew to Jordan, where the United States maintains a robust military presence at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base (MSAB), the government in Amman remains concerned about cross-border threats from Syria. However, the outbreak of war with Iran on...
