As Sayliyah Army Base

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

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during a town meeting at Al Sayliyah Army Base in 2002

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ globalsecurity.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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