Is the United States Beginning to Evacuate Its Military Bases in Qatar? What’s Really Going On?

Sunday, February 22, 2026

SAEDNEWS: Jennifer Griffin, a correspondent for Fox News, wrote: “According to a knowledgeable U.S. official, the United States has not evacuated hundreds of its military personnel from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Nor has it withdrawn from its bases in Bahrain — home to the United States Fifth Fleet.”

Is the United States Beginning to Evacuate Its Military Bases in Qatar? What’s Really Going On?

According to the political desk of Saed News, a Fox News correspondent has reported that claims about the withdrawal of United States military forces from American bases in the region are incorrect.

Jennifer Griffin wrote: “According to a knowledgeable U.S. official, the United States has not evacuated hundreds of its military personnel from Al Udeid Air Base, nor has it withdrawn from its bases in Bahrain — home to the United States Fifth Fleet.”

She added, “Reports circulating about this matter are inaccurate.”