![]() ![]() ![]() Egypt considers the group a terrorist organization.Ī US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrives at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 9, 2016. The UAE and Saudi Arabia view the Brotherhood as a threat to their nations’ hereditary rulers. military’s reliance on a base in a country whose leadership has supported Islamist groups like the Muslim Brotherhood. Yet even before the Qatar crisis began on June 5, some in Washington questioned the U.S. It houses the Combined Air Operations Center, which oversees the U.S.-led coalition’s bombing campaign of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, and manages a direct line to Russia to manage Syria’s crowded skies. military wouldn’t even acknowledge the base’s location out of security concerns, at most simply describing it as being in Asia. By comparison, experts estimate Qatar’s own military strength at some 11,800 troops, one of the region’s smallest forces.įor years, the U.S. Most work out of the vast al-Udeid Air Base just south of the capital, Doha, which hosts the forward operating base of the U.S. Some 10,000 American troops are stationed in Qatar, a small, energy-rich peninsular nation that sticks out like a thumb into the Persian Gulf. The UAE’s massive Jebel Ali port in Dubai is the Navy’s biggest port of call outside of the U.S., while American forces also fly out of al-Dhafra Air Base near Abu Dhabi. Kuwait, which has also sought to mediate the Qatar dispute, is home to 13,500 American troops and the forward command of U.S. The island nation of Bahrain hosts the U.S. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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