YnetNews.com reports: “Turkey and Syria’s new government have reached an understanding to establish Turkish military bases inside Syrian territory, including at two key strategic airports, Qatari newspaper The New Arab reported Friday, citing Turkish sources.

The agreement includes bases at the T4 airbase near Palmyra and the Menagh airfield, where Turkish forces are already present. Construction is reportedly underway at T4.

The T4 airbase has long been a strategic site, located near Syria’s gas fields. It was previously used by Iran-backed militias and fell under ISIS control before being retaken by the Assad regime with Russian military support. Turkish interest in the base reportedly grew after Assad’s fall…”