WATCH: Russia takes over U.S. base in Manbij, Syria

With U.S. forces pulling out Manbij, Syrai. . .

U.S. troops pull out of Manbij, Syria as Russian and Assad regime forces fill voidhttps://t.co/FzBhkHRZ7E pic.twitter.com/zFu4OM3LDz

— Air Force Times (@AirForceTimes) October 15, 2019

. . .Russian forces have moved in:

Russia says Syrian forces in 'full control' of Manbij https://t.co/7XAIKB5xRU

— The Straits Times (@STcom) October 15, 2019

They’ve even taken over our base there:

Russians have fun exploring the hastily abandoned American military base in Syria: “Yesterday it was them and today it is us here. Let’s see how they lived and what they ate.” https://t.co/WcVsOWct1N

— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) October 15, 2019

The guy above with the grin is a reporter named Oleg Blokhin:

His name is Oleg Blokhin and he is often on frontlines with PMC’s. I was confused by his use of “my” (Russian for we) when talking about Russians taking over the base

— Clarissa Ward (@clarissaward) October 15, 2019

And here’s another clip at our former base:

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Russia journo Oleg Blokhin "playing" with anti SVBIED barrier at the entrance of an abandoned US base near Manbij /Syria pic.twitter.com/rncPx7VVpc

— Harry Boone (@towersight) October 15, 2019

The Pentagon confirmed earlier that all coalition forces are out of Manbij:

Coalition forces are executing a deliberate withdrawal from northeast Syria. We are out of Manbij. // تقوم قوات التحالف بتنفيذ إنسحاب مدروس من شمال شرق سوريا. لقد غادرنا منبج

— OIR Spokesman Col. Myles B. Caggins III (@OIRSpox) October 15, 2019

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