U.S. Establishes New Drone Bases For African Shadow Wars -- The Danger Room
Washington is quietly setting up at least two new East African drone bases, plus one on the Arabian Peninsula, to support the expanding U.S. shadow war against Islamic militants in Somalia and Yemen. An apparently new facility has been built in Ethiopia. In the island nation of Seychelles, a defunct airfield is being reactivated. A third base is being set up in or near Yemen.
The news, first reported by The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, should come as no surprise to close observers of America’s shadow war on the borders of the Indian Ocean. But the base expansion could be met with outrage by the people most directly affected, especially Africans themselves. For years, Washington has insisted that it wouldn’t build new bases in Africa.
More News On The Growth Of Secret U.S. Drone Bases In The Horn Of Africa And The Arabian Peninsula
U.S. Expands Drone Flights to Take Aim at East Africa -- Wall Street Journal
Obama Administration Building New Drone Bases in Horn of Africa, Arabian Peninsula -- FOX News
US drone bases in Africa to focus on al-Qaida targets and Somalia -- The Guardian
US targets Somalia and Yemen with new drone bases -- The Telegraph
US building drone bases in Africa -- RT News
Report: US Building Drone Bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula -- Voice of America
US builds drone fleet to attack al-Qaeda offshoots -- Sydney Morning Herald
Report: US building secret drone bases in Africa -- MSNBC
New US drone bases to strike Somalia, Yemen: report -- AFP
U.S. building secret drone bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula, officials say -- CBS News
Killer drones target al-Qaeda offshoots -- Sydney Morning Herald
America's Secret War Expands to Drone Bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula -- IBTimes
Secret drone bases: Avoiding past mistakes -- Washington Post
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