"Some personnel have been advised to leave the United States military's Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar by Wednesday evening, the Reuters news agency reported, quoting three diplomats. The report comes amid warnings from the US that it could intervene in protests currently taking place in Iran. It's a posture change and not an ordered evacuation, one diplomat said, adding that they were not aware that a specific reason had been given for the posture change."
"Al Udeid is the Middle East's largest US base, housing about 10,000 troops. Last year, more than a week before the US launched air strikes on Iran, some personnel and families were moved off US bases in the Middle East. After the US attacks in June, Iran launched a missile attack on the base in Qatar. A senior Iranian official earlier said Tehran had warned regional countries it would strike US military bases in case of an attack by Washington."
Some personnel have been advised to leave Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar by Wednesday evening amid heightened tensions involving Iran and possible US intervention in protests. The advisory is described as a posture change rather than an ordered evacuation, with diplomats saying no specific reason was given. There has been no comment from the US embassy in Doha. Al Jazeera has contacted Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al Udeid houses about 10,000 US troops and serves as US Central Command's forward headquarters, overseeing operations from Egypt to Kazakhstan. The base was previously targeted after US strikes and remains a potential target in regional escalations.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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