DJIBOUTI (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday visited Djibouti to bolster ties with the tiny and impoverished African country that is home to an important base for U.S. counterterrorism forces, including drones.
Pentagon Chief Visits African Nation Home To Key Us Base
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer, Waco Tribune-Herald
Sun, 04/23/2017 - 5:13am
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