As Sayliyah Army Base

25°11′18″N 51°24′49″E / 25.188399°N 51.413527°E / 25.188399; 51.413527

Al Sayliyah Army Base (Arabic:قاعدة السيلية العسكرية) or Camp Al Sayliyah was a United States Army base in Al Sailiya, a suburb outside Doha, Qatar. U.S. Central Command used it to preposition material bound for Iraq and Afghanistan. It was the largest U.S. Army prepositioning site in the world,^[1] capable of storing enough equipment for a U.S. Army armored brigade: more than 150 M-1 Abrams tanks, 116 Bradley fighting vehicles, and 112 other armored personnel carriers.^[1]^[2] It was established in 2000,^[3] and closed in June 2021 when its mission was moved to Area Support Group-Jordan.^[4]

In 2022, it is being used as a way station or "lily pad" for housing Afghans who have been evacuated by the US Government.^[5] This mission continues under the leadership of the US Department of State following the Army's departure.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b United States. Army Central. Area Support Group - Qatar (January 2018). "Resource Guide for Families at Camp Al Sayliyah" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-21.
^ des Roches, David (June 8, 2017). "A Base is More than Buildings: The Military Implications of the Qatar Crisis". War on the Rocks. A second military facility, not generally discussed, is also present in Qatar – Camp Al Sayliyah. This is a forward positioning logistics facility. It has the equipment for an entire U.S. Army armored brigade, and a number of warehouses. It was essential to American operations in Iraq in 2003.
^ globalsecurity.org: "Camp Al Sayliyah"
^ "US military shifts Army basing from Qatar to Jordan in move that could provide leverage against Iran". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
^ "Camp Al Sayliyah Exchange Rapidly Reopens to Serve Troops Supporting Afghan Guests". 15 September 2021.
^ "Day One: State Department Diplomatic Security Task Order in Doha, Qatar".

External links

Pike, John. "Camp Al Sayliyah." globalsecurity.org, 2000–2008.

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[:0-1] United States. Army Central. Area Support Group - Qatar (January 2018). "Resource Guide for Families at Camp Al Sayliyah" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-21.

[2] s Roches, David (June 8, 2017). "A Base is More than Buildings: The Military Implications of the Qatar Crisis". War on the Rocks. A second military facility, not generally discussed, is also present in Qatar – Camp Al Sayliyah. This is a forward positioning logistics facility. It has the equipment for an entire U.S. Army armored brigade, and a number of warehouses. It was essential to American operations in Iraq in 2003.

[3] security.org: "Camp Al Sayliyah"

[4] "US military shifts Army basing from Qatar to Jordan in move that could provide leverage against Iran". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

[5] "Camp Al Sayliyah Exchange Rapidly Reopens to Serve Troops Supporting Afghan Guests". 15 September 2021.

[6] "Day One: State Department Diplomatic Security Task Order in Doha, Qatar".

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