Thursday, October 27, 2016

U.S. Has A Secret Drone Base In Tunisia

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Washington Post: U.S. has secretly expanded its global network of drone bases to North Africa

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.

U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss an operation that has not been acknowledged, said the drones being flown out of Tunisia were unarmed and were principally being used to collect intelligence on Islamic State targets in Sirte, Libya, where the United States has conducted more than 300 airstrikes since August.

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WNU Editor: Tunisia is denying these reports .... Tunisia: No base for US drones over Libya (AFP).

More News On Reports That The U.S. Is Operating A Secret Drone Base In Tunisia

U.S. using Tunisia to conduct drone operations in Libya: U.S. sources -- Reuters
US uses Tunisia as drone base for Libya operations - report -- RT
US secretly using Tunisia airbase for drones spying on Libya: Sources -- Press TV
Libya: US using drones from Tunisia base to conduct anti-IS operations -- Africa News

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How can that be a secret