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Italy agrees to let anti-Islamic State drones depart from Sicily

By REUTERS

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 03:50

Italy has agreed to let armed drones take off from its soil to defend US-led forces against Islamic State in North Africa, an Italian defence ministry official said on Monday.

The agreement covers only defensive missions and not offensive action, such as the attack on a suspected militant training camp in Sabratha, Libya, that killed dozens last week .

Italy will decide whether to authorise drone departures from the Sigonella air base in Sicily case by case, and only if each mission's aim is to protect personnel on the ground. No request has been made yet to use the drones and they have not been armed, said the official, who asked not to be named.

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