Africom’s Interventionist Shift Risks Backlash

Africom’s Interventionist Shift Risks Backlash

The United States military is expanding its secret intelligence operations across the African continent, according to an article in the Washington Post.

The article explains that close to a dozen air bases have been set up over the past five years. The aircraft that fly in and out of these air bases are equipped with surveillance equipment and disguised as private planes.

These operations will only intensify as the U.S. continues to fight a "growing shadow war" against militants in the region.

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