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U.S. Using Tunisia to Conduct Drone Operations in Libya
(Washington Post) Adam Entous and Missy Ryan - U.S. Air Force Reaper drones began flying out of Tunisia in June and have played a key role in collecting intelligence on Islamic State targets in Sirte, Libya. For lethal strikes in Libya, the U.S. military has relied on manned U.S. aircraft based in Europe and armed drones flown out of Naval Air Station Sigonella on the Italian island of Sicily. The U.S. deployment in Tunisia is part of a security strategy that calls for placing drones and Special Operations teams at a number of facilities in the Middle East within striking distance of militants who could pose a threat to the West. The U.S. military has other drone bases on the African continent from Niger to Djibouti.