by Abukar Arman | Jun 1, 2015 | Monitor
Recently, two major developments in Somalia and Djibouti have attracted international media attention. John Kerry became the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit Mogadishu, while China has negotiated the construction of a military base in the strategic port of...
by David Axe | Oct 26, 2012 | Monitor
An Air Force Predator drone in New Mexico in 2010. Photo: Air Force The Pentagon’s secretive drone and commando base in the Horn of Africa is getting a lot bigger and a lot busier as the U.S. doubles down on its shadowy campaign of air strikes, robot...
by David Axe | Aug 13, 2012 | Monitor
An MQ-9 Reaper in Iraq in 2008. Photo: Air Force More secret bases. More and better unmanned warplanes. More frequent and deadly robotic attacks. Some five years after a U.S. Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle flew the type’s first mission over lawless Somalia,...