US Military may deploy to Damascus airbase under Trump plan

The United States military is reportedly preparing to establish a presence at an airbase near Damascus to oversee a potential security agreement between Syria and Israel. According to reports citing six sources, the deployment would place American personnel near the Syrian capital to monitor a possible demilitarized zone in southern Syria intended to facilitate a nonaggression agreement.

This plan follows a series of diplomatic shifts involving President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Following a meeting in Riyadh in May 2025, Trump announced plans to lift American sanctions on Syria and urged al-Sharaa to join the Abraham Accords, expel foreign terrorists, and prevent an ISIS resurgence. The State Department revoked the designation of al-Sharaa’s former group, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in July 2025.

Syrian officials, via the country’s Foreign Ministry, have disputed the reporting regarding the military presence. The White House and the Pentagon have not provided official comments on the proposed deployment.