New book: Trump told CIA, 'We should make the bombs silent so they can’t get away'
Under Trump, the CIA has largely regained the ability to conduct secret drone strikes, which are not disclosed to the public.
The agency, along with the U.S. military, primarily conducts drone attacks in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen, but earlier this month The New York Times reported that the CIA was broadening its drone strike operations in Africa.
The CIA is reportedly moving aircraft to Niger in order to conduct drone strikes against al Qaeda and Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters in Libya.
The Pentagon has already carried out five drone strikes against ISIS militants in Libya this year.
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