Drones launched from Ethiopia
The Washington Post said that Washington has invested millions of dollars to upgrade a remote airfield in Arba Minch from where it was now flying a fleet of Reaper drones that can carry Hellfire missiles and satellite-guided bombs.
The Ethiopian government has denied the presence of any foreign military bases.
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Hide AdDrones are often called the weapon of choice in President Barack Obama’s administration, which quadrupled drone strikes against al-Qaeda targets in Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas. The hi-tech, unmanned planes are controlled from military bases that can be as far away as the US
Reapers, known as “hunter-killer” drones, have a range of about 1,115 miles and Arba Minch is about 300 miles south of Addis Ababa.