Forces Deploying To Saudi Airbase For First Time Since 2003

The U.S. is deploying troops, fighter aircraft and air defense systems to the Prince Sultan Airbase, reports Al Jazeera (Qatar).

Both the Pentagon and the Saudi Defense Ministry issued statements on July 19 confirming the coming deployment. 

This will be the first deployment for U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia since 2003, when U.S. personnel withdrew from the airbase, about 50 miles (75 km) south of Riyadh. 

As many as 500 troops could be stationed to the airbase and other sites, a...