Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThere have long been fissures between Qatar and other Sunni Arab nations. But the escalating confrontation between Qatar and other Sunni Arab states, in fact, presents a fresh and unwelcome complication for the United States military, which has made strenuous efforts to forge a broad military coalition against the Islamic State. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAdding to the difficulties, American forces have important commands distributed across the feuding nations. Bahrain hosts the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet, while the United Arab Emirates provides air bases that are used by the American-led coalition. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn breaking ties with Qatar, Bahrain and the U.A.E.

Source: New York Times June 05, 2017 08:14 UTC