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Al Sayliyah Army Base (Arabic: قاعدة السيلية العسكرية) orCamp Al Sayliyah was aUnited States Army base inAl Sailiya, a suburb outsideDoha,Qatar.U.S. Central Command used it to preposition material bound forIraq andAfghanistan. 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 150M-1 Abrams tanks, 116Bradley fighting vehicles, and 112 otherarmored 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 2023, 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 theUS Department of State following the Army's departure.[6]
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.
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