Iran attack aims at Qatar’s summer air base. Here’s what you know about the military base.

Iran took measures to revenge in the United States on Monday, shooting and medium tire Missile focus US Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The Qatar government said the missile intercepted, and no case reported, the US and Qatar officials said.

Trump president attacked the attack “very weak” by the US, and “dealing with” very effectively “. He said in a couple Social Media Posts 14 Misses were fired and Iran thanked us “to inform you early, which cannot lose his life, and no one was injured.”

Iran launched his missiles to avenge US strikes Reach three nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend.

Here is about the focus and the role that plays in the United States.

US largest military base in the Middle East

Aldeid’s base base is the last U.S. U.S. base in the Middle East, located in the Doha desert. It was founded in 1996 and serves as a residence for the Central Commandment of the United States, also known as Centcom, in Egypt from Kazakhstan to Kazakhstan in Egypt.

The US has about 40,000 military in the Middle East. Today the basics of Qatar collects thousands of troops. He had about 10,000 in the heraq and the height of the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Trump President visited Aldeid in May

Al Udeid was the main staging for the US military assets during the Iraq and Afghan wars. In May, it Good reception visit of Lord TrumpThe troops told them: “My priority is to end conflicts, not to start.”

“But I will never doubt American power, if necessary to defend the United States or our partners. And this is one of our excellent partners here”, quoting Qatar. “When we are threatened, the American military will respond to our enemies without thinking about it. We have a destructive force and strength.”

Other US military USA military Base in the Middle East

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

Bahrain Is the headquarters Fifth Fleet of the US ArmyWhose area of ​​responsibility includes the Parts of the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. The US Army has used the basis since 1948, when the Last British Royal Army worked. There are about 9,000 employees in Bahrain.

Kuwait It has several US military facilities: Camp Arifjan Base, Ali Al Salem Air base and camp Buehring. Camp Arifjan is the center of the US Army. Ali Al Salem, known as the “The Rock”, is approximately 25 kilometers from the Iraqi border. Camp Buehring was founded in 2002, as he rose to the Iraq war and is staged in the US Army Unit Iraq and Syria. There are 13,000 US soldiers in Kuwait.

United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra Air base, located in southern capital, Abu Dhabi. The US Air Force Hub is a critique that supports key missions in the region. The UAE is shared with air force. There are about 3,000 US services in the US.

Iraq Ain Al Asad Air Base continues to protect the US presence, protecting Iraq’s security forces and helping NATO’s mission, depending on the White House. Erbil Air Base, located in northern Iraqi Kurdistan located in half-autonomous, serves as a hub for us and coalition for forces doing training exercises and fighting. There are 2,500 some US troops in Iraq.

Saudi Arabia 2,700 US troops in the country has many of them at the base of the Sultan Sultan, located in southadh south.

JordanMuwaffaq al Salti Air base 323 of the US Air Forco. It organizes air expedition wing. Located in Azraq, 60 kilometers of Northeast Amman (100 miles), the basis has 3,800 troops. It also has several smaller US facilities, including 22 base near the Syrian border, where Three US services were killed Last year drone strike was accused of sponsored militia in Iran.

Syria It also has the presence of US troops in a series of facilities, within international efforts against the Islamic State Group. There are 1,000 soldiers located in Syria.

A US official told CBS news that Monday did not know the attacks on any other basis.

Afop

has contributed to this report.