Iran’s attack targets us ALDEID base in Qatar. Here is what to know about the military base.

Iran took measures to take revenge on the United States on Monday, and shot the short and medium term Missiles targeting the American Air Force in Qatar. The Qatar government said that the missiles were intercepted, and no victims were reported.

President Trump described the attack as a “very weak response” that the United States expects and “confronting it very effectively.” He said in a pair of Social media publications 14 missiles have been separated, and Iran thanked “for giving us an early notice, which made it possible to waste any life, and no one is hit.”

Iran launched its missiles in response to the strikes Targeting three Iranian nuclear sites During the weekend.

Here’s more about Aldeid base and the role it plays for the United States in the region.

The largest American military base in the Middle East

UDEID Air Base is the latest American base in the Middle East, located in southwestern Western Sahara. It was established in 1996 and works as an front headquarters of the US Central Command, also known as Centcom, which directs US military operations in an area that extends from Egypt in the west to Kazakhstan in the east.

The United States has about 40,000 military personnel in the Middle East. Al Qaeda in Qatar currently includes thousands of forces. She had about 10,000 at the height of the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan.

President Trump visited the friend in May

Al -Wadid was a major land of US military origins during wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In May, it is He welcomed the visit of Mr. TrumpAnd who told the forces, “My priority is to end the conflicts, not to start.”

“But I will never hesitate to use American power, if necessary, to defend the United States or our partners. This is one of our big partners here,” referring to Qatar. “When we are threatened, the US military will answer our enemies without even thinking about it. We have a tremendous power and destroyer.”

Other American military bases in the Middle East

In addition to Qatar, the US military has other bases and facilities in seven other countries in the region.

Bahrain It hosts a headquarters The Fifth Fleet of the American NavyWhich includes the field of its responsibility, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and parts of the vicinity of India. The US Navy has used the base since 1948, when the facility was operated by the British Royal Navy. There are about 9,000 American military personnel in Bahrain.

Kuwait It contains many American military facilities: the CAMP Arifjan base, the Ali Salem Air and Camp Buehring base. The Arvesgan Camp is the headquarters of the Central American Army. Ali Salem, known as “The Rock” for his rough isolated environment, is about 25 miles (40 km) from the Iraqi border. Camp Buehring was established in 2002, in the period before the Iraq war, a position of US military units that spread in Iraq and Syria, according to the US military website. There are about 13,000 American soldiers in Kuwait.

United Arab Emirates He has the Al -Dafra Air Force Base, located south of the capital, Abu Dhabi. It is a decisive center in the American Air Force that supported the main tasks in the region. It is shared with the UAE Air Force. There are about 3000 American service employees in the United Arab Emirates.

Iraq It has a continuous American presence in Ain Al Asad Air Base, supporting the Iraqi security forces and contributing to the NATO mission, according to the White House. The Erbil Air Force Base, which is located in the Kurdistan semi -self -region in northern Iraq, works as a center of the United States and coalition forces that conduct training and battle exercises. There are about 2,500 American soldiers in Iraq.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia He has about 2,700 American soldiers stationed in the country, many of them at Prince Sultan Air Force Base, south of Raydeh.

JordanThe Muwaffaq Al Salti Air Air Air Us Air Central 323 323 323. It is located in Azraq, about 60 miles (100 km) northeast of Amman. There are about 3,800 soldiers at the base. It also hosts many smaller American facilities, including the Burj 22 base near the Syrian border, where Three members of the American service were killed In a drone blow last year, I blamed a militia backed by Iran.

Syria The presence of American soldiers in a series of facilities as part of international efforts against the Islamic State. There are about 1,000 American soldiers stationed in Syria.

On Monday, a US official told a US official that they were not aware of the attacks on any other bases.

AFP

He contributed to this report.