U.S. has secretly expanded its global network of #drone #bases to North Africa - The Washington Post
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U.S. officials said they sought access to the air base in Tunisia to close a critical “blind spot” for U.S. and Western intelligence services in North Africa, which has become the Islamic State’s largest base of operations outside Syria and Iraq. The region is also home to al-Qaeda-linked fighters.