US EditionU.S. Evacuates Some Personnel from Qatar Air Base Amid Iran Tensions: Report
The U.S. has partially withdrawn personnel from its largest Middle East base due to Iran threats, with 10,000 troops normally stationed there, officials confirmed.
- On Thursday, U.S. officials said the United States dialed back a short-lived security escalation at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar after raising it the previous day, with diplomatic sources saying personnel and aircraft began returning.
- Precautionary concern stemmed from U.S. consideration of potential strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump weighed responses amid fears of regional spillover from Tehran's crackdown, which human rights groups say has killed at least 2,615 people.
- Advising some personnel to leave, the U.S. Embassy in Doha urged staff to avoid nonessential travel to Al Udeid, while the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait paused travel to military facilities.
- The U.S. National Security Council will meet Thursday at 3 p.m., and the United Nations Security Council called an emergency session, while Qatar said steps at Al Udeid Air Base protect residents and critical infrastructure.
- Amid the wider unrest, Iran briefly closed commercial airspace for over four hours, and President Donald Trump promised protesters 'help is on its way' while signaling no strikes 'at this stage'.
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US & Others Begin Evacuating Some Personnel From Key Military Bases in the Middle East Amid Tensions With Iran as Airlines Cancel Flights
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