US to build drone base in Ethiopia
Sudan Tribune
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
September 24, 2011
The United States is reportedly set to build a new drone base in Ethiopia for counter-terrorism operations in the Horn of Africa, the Washington Post reports.
The establishment of the drone base in the East African country will be used to carry out strikes against targets in the region mainly to confront the activities of designated terrorist groups such as Al-Shabab an al-Qaeda affiliate who are fighting the the weak transitional government of Somalia.
Ethiopia has in recent years proved as “a valued counterterrorism partner to deal with the threats posed by al-Shabaab.” according to US officials who spoke to the Washington Post.
“The CIA and other agencies also employ Ethiopian informants who gather information from across the border,” the Washington Post reported.
The United States and Ethiopia have been discussing creating a drone base inside the Horn of Africa nation for the past four years according to one US official…
The US government had carried out unauthorised deadly drone attacks in at least six countries namely Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia and Yemen where in most cases the attacks have sparked public anger.
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