DOHA, Qatar

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Wednesday met with the commander of the US Central Command, Gen Kenneth McKenzie, to discuss regional developments. 

A statement by the emir’s office, the Amiri Diwan, said talks between the two sides in Doha took up strategic relations between the two countries and developments in the region.

Qatar hosts some 13,000 US troops in al-Udeid Airbase, 30 km southwest of Doha. The base is used as a central command for operations against the Daesh/ISIS terror groups in Iraq and Syria.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar