The White House is preparing to deploy the U.S. military to an airbase in the Syrian capital of Damascus to help shore up a potential security pact between Syria and Israel that U.S. President Donald Trump is currently brokering, according to a new report.

The move would represent a major shift in Syria-U.S. relations after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, and the crumbling of his Iranian-allied regime. The country's new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is due to meet with Trump at the White House on Monday, a historic first for a Syrian head of state.

The U.S. is planning to use the base to keep an eye on a possible agreement between Israel and Syria, Reuters reported, citing six sources familiar with preparations at the facility.

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