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Some personnel were advised to leave U.S. military base in Qatar, diplomats tell Reuters

By Thomson Reuters Jan 14, 2026 | 3:51 AM

DOHA, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Some personnel were ‍advised to leave the U.S. military’s Al Udeid Air Base ‌in Qatar ‌by Wednesday evening, three diplomats told Reuters.

The U.S. embassy in ​Doha had no ‍immediate comment.

Al ​Udeid is ​the Middle ‍East’s largest U.S. base housing around 10,000 troops. Ahead of ‍the U.S. air strikes on Iran ‍in ‍June some ​personnel were ​moved ⁠off U.S. ‌bases in the Middle East.

(Reporting by Andrew Mills, Editing by Edmund ⁠Blair)