Saturday April 7, 2018
The US military has halted air operations in Djibouti – at the request of the African nation’s government – following two accidents involving military aircraft.Djibouti is one of the United States’ most critical strategic locations in the fight against terrorism in Africa and the Middle East but US air operations are now on hold. This comes after two US military aircraft were involved in separate incidents on Tuesday, including a jet crash at Djibouti’s international airport.US military suspends air operations“US air operations in Djibouti are on hold and US Naval Forces Central Command has cancelled the remainder of exercise Alligator Dagger in response to two separate aviation incidents in Djibouti,” the US military said in a statement on Thursday.