As Sayliyah Army Base

{{Short description|Former United States military base in Qatar}}

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File:Defense.gov News Photo 021212-D-2987S-127.jpg 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,{{Cite web|url=https://www.usarcent.army.mil/Portals/1/Units/ASG%20Qatar/ASG-QA-Welcome-Packet.pdf?ver=2018-05-30-144723-767|title=Resource Guide for Families at Camp Al Sayliyah|last=United States. Army Central. Area Support Group - Qatar|date=January 2018|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221130925/http://www.usarcent.army.mil:80/Portals/1/Units/ASG%20Qatar/ASG-QA-Welcome-Packet.pdf?ver=2018-05-30-144723-767 |archive-date=2018-12-21 |access-date=}} 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.{{cite news |quote=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. |url=https://warontherocks.com/2017/06/a-base-is-more-than-buildings-the-military-implications-of-the-qatar-crisis/ |title=A Base is More than Buildings: The Military Implications of the Qatar Crisis |first=David |last=des Roches |date=June 8, 2017 |publisher=War on the Rocks}} It was established in 2000,[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/camp-as-sayliyah.htm globalsecurity.org: "Camp Al Sayliyah"] and closed in June 2021 when its mission was moved to Area Support Group-Jordan.{{Cite web|title=US military shifts Army basing from Qatar to Jordan in move that could provide leverage against Iran|url=https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-07-01/us-military-closes-qatar-camps-in-move-that-could-play-into-iran-policy-2009140.html|access-date=2021-07-01|website=Stars and Stripes|language=en}}

In 2022, it is being used as a way station or "lily pad" for housing Afghans who have been evacuated by the US Government.{{cite web | url=https://publicaffairs-sme.com/FamilyServingFamily/2021/09/15/camp-as-sayliyah-exchange-rapidly-reopens-to-serve-troops-supporting-afghan-guests/ | title=Camp Al Sayliyah Exchange Rapidly Reopens to Serve Troops Supporting Afghan Guests | date=15 September 2021 }} This mission continues under the leadership of the US Department of State following the Army's departure.{{cite web | url=https://www.soc-usa.com/news/day-one-state-department-diplomatic-security-task-order-in-doha-qatar | title=Day One: State Department Diplomatic Security Task Order in Doha, Qatar }}