CIA operates drone base in Saudi Arabia

Published February 6, 2013 2:47am ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA conducts lethal drone strikes against al-Qaida militants inside Yemen from a remote base in Saudi Arabia, including the strike that killed the U.S.-born al-Qaida operative Anwar al-Awlaki.

The location of the base was first disclosed by The New York Times online Tuesday night.

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