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Al Udeid Air Base

Military facility southwest of Doha, Qatar.

History

Al Udeid Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة العديد الجوية; also known as Abu Nakhlah Airport (مطار أبو نخلة)) is one of two military bases to the southwest of Doha, Qatar, in the municipality of Al Rayyan. It is the largest US military base in the Middle East, hosting approximately 10,000 military personnel as of 2026.

It houses the Qatar Emiri Air Force, United States Air Force (USAF), United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF), and other foreign forces. It is host to a forward headquarters of U.S. Central Command, headquarters of the USAF Central Command, No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group RAF, and the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing of the USAF.

In June 2017, the base hosted over 11,000 U.S. and Coalition anti-ISIL coalition forces and over 100 operational aircraft.

On 23 June 2025, Iran launched missiles at the base, in retaliation for the 21 June strikes by the United States on Iranian nuclear facilities as part of the Iran–Israel war. Iran struck al-Udeid again during the 2026 Iran war.

Text from Wikipedia: Al Udeid Air Base, CC BY-SA 4.0, lightly trimmed.

Key dates

  1. 1991
    Following joint military operations during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Qatar and the United States concluded a Defense Cooperation Agreement that has been subsequently expanded.
  2. 2003
    Between 20 March to 15 April 2003, the Al Udeid Wing of the RAF flew 268 sorties in operations against the Government of Saddam Hussein in Iraq at the start of the Iraq War.
  3. 2025
    On 23 June 2025, as a response to Operation Midnight Hammer by the USA, where nuclear facilities were targeted, Iran started missile strikes on the military base, shortly before 8 p.m.
  4. 2026
    On 28 February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war, Iran attacked the base again.

Dates and events quoted from the same Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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