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US forces monitor Mideast skies at Qatar base amid World Cup

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Al-Udeid Air Base once was considered so sensitive that American military officers identified it as only being somewhere in southwest Asia. At the height of U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, more than 10,000 troops called the base and other sites in Qatar home. That number has dropped by a fifth since the Biden administration began drawing down forces in the Mideast.

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Associated Press News

US forces monitor Mideast skies at Qatar base amid World Cup

About 8,000 American troops watch over the airspace of the Middle East from a major air base run by Qatar as World Cup fans throng stadiums in the energy-rich nation.

1 year ago·United States

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US forces monitor Mideast skies at Qatar base amid World Cup

About 8,000 American troops watch over the airspace of the Middle East from a major air base run by Qatar as World Cup fans throng stadiums in the energy-rich nation

1 year ago·United States

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Washington Times

U.S. forces monitor Mideast skies at Qatar base amid World Cup

As World Cup fans throng stadiums across Qatar, about 8,000 American troops stationed just nearby watch over the airspace of the tumultuous Middle East from a major base run by this energy-rich nation.

1 year ago·United States

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US forces monitor Mideast skies at Qatar base amid World Cup

By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press AL-UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AP) — About 8,000 American troops watch over the airspace of the Middle East from a major air base run by Qatar as World Cup fans throng stadiums in the energy-rich nation. Al-Udeid Air Base was built on a flat stretch of desert about 20 miles (30 kilometers) southwest of Qatari capital Doha. The base once was considered so sensitive that American military officers ident…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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