US Evacuates 1,500 Sailors From Bahrain After Iranian Strikes Destroy 5th Fleet HQ

The US began evacuating about 1,500 Navy sailors and their families from NSA Bahrain after Iranian strikes.

“Istanbul Istanbul / Anadolu Bahrain announced on Friday the interception and destruction of 188 missiles and 445 drones that targeted the kingdom as part of Tehran's response to the American–Israeli war against Iran”

Anadolu Ajansı

The base hosts the US Fifth Fleet and had about 8,000 personnel before the war began.

Anadolu Ajansı

Satellite imagery showed at least seven buildings struck.

The Pentagon reported 13 US military dead, but CENTCOM was accused of casualty cover-up.

The DoD renamed the NSA Bahrain compound the Abraham Lincoln Naval Support Facility.

More than 3,200 sailors were pushed out of the facility.

CNN Arabic

Local groups struggled to provide returning sailors with basic hygiene supplies.

Iran launched sustained strikes on US bases across the Gulf.

“The United States is urgently evacuating the military base in Bahrain after the Iranian strikes”

EADaily

Bahrain reported 188 missiles and 445 drones intercepted since the war began.

Iran also targeted economic facilities, causing cascading effects throughout global supply chains.

Pentagon leaders acknowledged that it's not safe to operate here.

Sailors arrived with almost nothing, and community groups scrambled to meet basic needs.

Fakti.bg

The evacuation underscored the risks US forces faced.

Congressional leaders demanded briefings on the evacuation.

PressTV framed the evacuation as a consequence of US-Israeli aggression.

NPR

The divergent framing demonstrates the multi-faceted impact of the evacuation.