Secret U.S. Drone Base In Ethiopia Is Now Operational

US Reapers Flying From Ethiopia -- Long War Journal

The Washington Post reports that the US is now flying unmanned Reaper strike aircraft, or drones, from Ethiopia to hit Shabaab in Somalia:

The Air Force has invested millions of dollars to upgrade an airfield in Arba Minch, Ethi­o­pia, where it has built a small annex to house a fleet of drones that can be equipped with Hellfire missiles and satellite-guided bombs. The Reapers began flying missions earlier this year over neighboring Somalia, where the United States and its allies in the region have been targeting al-Shabab, a militant Islamist group connected to al-Qaeda.

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More News On A US Drone Base In Ethiopia

U.S. drone base in Ethi­o­pia is operational -- Washington Post

US flies drones from Ethiopia to fight Somali militants -- BBC
U.S. drones focus on al-Shabaab -- UPI
US flying armed drones out of Ethiopia -- News24
US begins drone flights from Ethiopia -- Global Post
(Drones) Out of Africa -- Lawfare