Where does US-Tunisian military cooperation end?

Tunisians are opposed to the US-Tunisian military cooperation under the pretext of fighting terrorism, claiming that it undermines the country’s sovereignty and independence.
A member of the Tunisian army's special units stands in front of military equipement offered to Tunisia by the United States, on May 12, 2016, at a military base in Tunis. The United States delivered military hardware to Tunisia to help the North African country hit by several Islamic State group attacks secure its borders and battle terrorism. The US deputy assistant secretary of defence for African affairs, said the military equipment was part of a $20 million package destined to bolster Tunisia's militar
A member of the Tunisian army's special units stands in front of military equipment given to Tunisia by the United States, at a military base in Tunis, Tunisia, May 12, 2016. - FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images
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Tunisia is once again embroiled in the controversy about housing a secret US military base. A report by The Washington Post Oct. 26 claimed that the United States has deployed unmanned aircraft to a facility in Tunisia — without specifying the exact location — to conduct spy missions in neighboring Libya.

Air Force Reaper “drones began flying out of the Tunisian base in late June” and “played a key role in an extended US air offensive against an Islamic State [IS] stronghold in Libya,” the newspaper said.

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