U.S. Has Secretly Expanded its Global Network of Drone Bases to North Africa
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SWJ Blog Post | October 26, 2016 - 2:11pm
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U.S. Has Secretly Expanded its Global Network of Drone Bases to North Africa by Adam Entous and Missy Ryan, Washington Post
The Pentagon has secretly expanded its global network of drone bases to North Africa, deploying unmanned aircraft and U.S. military personnel to a facility in Tunisia to conduct spy missions in neighboring Libya.
The Air Force Reaper drones began flying out of the Tunisian base in late June and have played a key role in an extended U.S. air offensive against an Islamic State stronghold in neighboring Libya.
The Obama administration pressed for access to the Tunisian base as part of a security strategy for the broader Middle East that calls for placing drones and small Special Operations teams at a number of facilities within striking distance of militants who could pose a threat to the West.
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