City, State/Country
June 22—E be like say wahala don show face again for Middle East as United States forces don land joint strike wey dey shake ground for Iran. Dis action don scatter ground and Iran don dey threaten say dem go retaliate, and their eyes don dey target U.S. military installations wey dey for the region. Na wetin we go dey observe as the tori unfold.
Make we break am down for una. U.S. get their military base scattered well-well across plenty countries for Middle East. For example, for Bahrain, we get the headquarters of U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, and dem dey take care of the Gulf, Red Sea, and plenty other water area. Na serious wahala wey dem dey tackle there.
No forget Qatar! Dem get Al Udeid Air Base wey dey sit down for desert outside Doha. This base na big man as e dey host around 10,000 troops. Na serious people dem dey gather, no be small!
Then we move go Kuwait, where we get military bases like Camp Arifjan and Ali Al Salem Air Base. Dem dey call the Ali Al Salem ‘The Rock,’ because e dey for one corner wey rough no be small. No matter how you look am, military things sabi do jaga-jaga with ground affairs.
United Arab Emirates no go gree comot for the matter, as dem also get Al Dhafra Air Base wey dey help support operation against the Islamic State. E no dey play o, dem dey serious for that side. Even Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port, though e no be formal military base, na the U.S. Navy largest port for the area—dem dey carry all their big ships come dey, including aircraft carriers.
As we dey talk, U.S. troop levels dey waka up and down because of different wahala wey dey happen, so dem dey keep their eye on critical points wey fit turn to serious gbege. E fit make any sense as we talk about Iraq too, where U.S. still dey manage Ain Al Asad Air Base support Iraqi security forces.
Na so e be with all these countries: Saudi Arabia too dey support the U.S. military, because na somtin like 2,321 U.S. soldiers dey operate there. Dem dey help Saudi air defense and support military aircraft. Nobody wia dead body dey go wait for the drum of war!
Jordan‘s Muwaffaq al Salti Air Base no dey slack, as e dey host U.S. Air Force missions dey go all over the Levant. Na serious international collaboration wey dey happen, and tension dey high as U.S. forces dey respond sharply to any straff wey come dem way, especially from Iran and its allies.
As the tension dey hot, who know wetin go happen next? We dey watch with our popcorn, because dis drama don already start, and everybody go want make dem see how it go turn out, whether na new friendships go grow or another round of wahala go land for the area.
