HASAKAHS/DAMASCUS The US is restructuring its military presence in northeastern Syria by reducing troop levels and shuttering multiple bases, scaling down from eight to three installations, with plans to consolidate operations at a single base in the future. The US, operating in areas controlled by the terrorist group YPG/PKK under the framework of Operation Inherent Resolve, has so far closed five bases in the Deir ez-Zor and Hasakah provinces. These include facilities at the Koniko Gas Field,