Operation Southern Watch Saudi Arabia–United States relations
u.s. president george w. bush , crown prince abdullah of saudi arabia in crawford, texas, 25 april 2002
since gulf war, u.s. had continued presence of 5,000 troops stationed in saudi arabia – figure rose 10,000 during 2003 conflict in iraq. operation southern watch enforced no-fly zones on southern iraq set after 1991, , country s oil exports through shipping lanes of persian gulf protected fifth fleet, based in bahrain.
the continued presence of u.s. troops in saudi arabia 1 of stated motivations behind september 11 attacks, khobar towers bombing. in 2003, u.s. withdrew of troops saudi arabia, though 1 unit still remains.
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