A military drill began in Doha between Turkiye and Qatar's armed forces. 250 Turkish military is participating in the exercise. While armored personnel carriers were involved in the drill, it was stated that light weapons were also sent to the Turkish military base in Doha.
Saudi, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates decided to cut off their diplomatic relationship with Qatar in early June and sent Qatar a list of 13 items. This list also requested that Turkiye shut down its military base in Doha.
Qatar had not accepted the 13-item list of demands submitted by Arab countries on the grounds that it was a “breach of sovereign right”.
There were conditions such as lowering the level of diplomatic relations with Iran among the demands as well as demanding the extradition of those whom Saudi, Egypt, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates regarded as “terrorists” and the activities of Doha-based Al Jazeera television to be stopped.
ILKHA