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Iranian Su‑24 strikes on Qatar base

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In February 2026, Iranian Su‑24 bombers attacked the Al‑Udeid (Al‑Daid) air base in Qatar, a facility used by U.S. forces. The strike caused damage, after which the aircraft were engaged by air‑defence systems over the Persian Gulf. On 29 July 2026, Iran confirmed the death of pilot Majid Kazemi, whose remains were returned to Iran for burial. Authorities continued to search for the three other crew members involved in the mission. By 6 August 2026, the Iranian Air Force commemorated the anniversary of martyr pilot Abbas ~~Babayi while providing an update on~~ Babayi. During a televised interview, Maj. Gen. Masoud Jafari detailed the ~~missing crew. The death~~ challenges of ~~Kazemi was reaffirmed, but~~ the Su-24 operation, including the heavy air-defence environment, while noting that the whereabouts of the ~~remaining~~ three missing pilots remained ~~unknown, leaving~~ unknown. On 15 August 2026, the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff issued a new claim, stating that three pilots—identified as Cevad Salihi, Abdulmecid Deştiyan, and İmran Behruşiyan—have been held captive by Qatar for six months. Brigadier General Muhammed Bakırzade, commander of the Missing Persons Search Committee, stated the pilots were captured after their jets were struck by air defense systems during a combat operation return flight on 2 March. In a letter to the International Committee of the Red Cross, Bakırzade accused the Qatari government of violating the Geneva Conventions by denying the captives communication with their families ~~in uncertainty.~~ or officials. Iran has requested the Red Cross to intervene to verify the pilots' health and facilitate their release.

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