Protesters in Hasakah and Qamishli, Syria, are objecting to the removal of Kurdish language from official signs on government buildings, leading to petty clashes that risk escalating into conflict.

The U.S. military has begun withdrawing from its main base at Qasrak in Syria's Hasakah province, with dozens of trucks carrying armored vehicles seen departing the base.

Eyewitnesses captured footage of a burning fuel tanker driving through the center of Hasakah, Syria, leaving a trail of fire in its wake.

US forces have withdrawn from another base in Syria, the Kasrak base in the northeastern Hasakah province, as part of their ongoing troop reduction in the country.

Dozens of trucks, some carrying armored vehicles, were seen leaving the Kasrok base in Syria's Hasakah province, marking a withdrawal of American forces.