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Thursday 2 February 2017
In a first, Emirati Libya leader offers NATO sea access if it upgrades navy

FM defending
Trump visa ban BRUSSELS (AP) — Libya’s grants reaching Europe. and enhance its capaci- intelligence services under
U.N.-backed prime minister “If there is something to be ties. NATO or any other civilian control,” he said.
said Wednesday NATO or carried out jointly between friendly nation on a bilat- “If requested,
ADAM SCHRECK European Union ships could the Libyan navy and any eral basis could extend a we could also support the
Associated Press be permitted to operate in other party that would be hand in this,” Serraj added. efforts of the European
ABU DHABI, United Arab Libyan waters alongside interested in extending a Stoltenberg said that NATO Union to strengthen the
Emirates (AP) — The United the national navy if those hand to the Libyan navy, stands ready to help Lib- Libyan coast guard and
Arab Emirates’ top diplo- organizations help modern- that would be possible,” ya ensure security and navy,” he added.
mat on Wednesday came ize his country’s vessels. Prime Minister Fayez Serraj strengthen its defense insti- Serraj has struggled to con-
out in defense of President The European Union wants told reporters after talks in tutions. solidate his grip on power
Donald Trump’s order tem- to secure U.N. and Libyan Brussels with NATO Secre- “Looking to the future, we in a country split between
porarily barring citizens backing to move its anti- tary General Jens Stolten- could offer advice on es- rival governments,
from seven Muslim-majority smuggling mission Opera- berg. tablishing a modern minis- parliaments, and militias
countries from entering the tion Sophia into Libyan “Of course, we have to try of defense, a joint mili- in eastern and western
United States. waters to help prevent mi- modernize our navy flotilla tary staff, and security and Libya.q
The comments by Sheikh
hyan, the Gulf federation’s IS using drones, other new tactics with deadly effect
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Na-
foreign minister, could help
bolster the administration’s ed “air observation divi-
assertion that the directive sion.” Handwritten notes
was not intended as a ban instructed IS drone opera-
against Muslims. tors to write daily “mission
The UAE minister said the reports” and monthly re-
U.S. was within its rights to ports “about the challeng-
take what he said was a es and difficulties you face
“sovereign decision” con- as well.” In all, a half-dozen
cerning immigration — the of the storehouses to make
first such remarks in support and modify the drones
of Trump’s move from the have been found recently
Gulf Arab region — and he in Mosul.
voiced faith in the Ameri- A cache of documents
can administration’s assur- also obtained this month
ances that the move was in a smaller makeshift fac-
not based on religion. tory by a researcher in
Sheikh Abdullah also not- Mosul, Iraq, indicates that
ed that most of the world’s the group is testing small
Muslim-majority countries drones, which are normally
were not covered by the used as playthings, with
order, which halts entry for deadly intent.
90 days to citizens of Iraq, The researcher, Vera Miron-
Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, ova, is a labor economist
Somalia and Yemen. by training and said her
“This is a temporary ban discovery of the drone pa-
and it will be revised in An Iraqi officer holds a drone belonging to Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq. Islamic State is perwork — which includes
three months, so it is impor- hacking store-bought drone technology, using rigorous testing and tactics that mimic those used lists in English and Arabic of
by U.S. unmanned aircraft to adapt to diminishing numbers of fighters and a battlefield that is in-
tant that we put into con- creasingly difficult to navigate on the ground. parts and one file marked
sideration this point,” he (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) ‘Tool Kit’ that is a checklist
said following talks with his of several dozen of the es-
Russian counterpart in the SUSANNAH GEORGE using rigorous testing proto- plugs, cables, rotors and sentials — is a sign of what
Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi. LORI HINNANT cols and innovating tactics GoPro cameras. Other re- is essentially a program to
“Some of these countries Associated Press that mimic those used by ceipts logged in spread- let machines make up for
that were on this list are MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — First the U.S. unmanned aircraft to sheets included food deliv- a shortage in manpower.
countries that face struc- tiny drones buzz overhead adapt to diminishing num- ery orders of fried chicken, Items 1-5 were GoPro and
tural problems,” he con- to observe Iraqi soldiers. bers of fighters and a bat- taxi fares and repair costs chargers; battery cable;
tinued. “These countries Then, the Islamic State tlefield that is increasingly to the house’s hot water laptop; explosives; and de-
should try to solve these group’s flying machines re- difficult to navigate on the heater. vices.
issues ... and these cir- turn to drop a small explo- ground. Scattered among the Mironova, a fellow at Har-
cumstances before trying sive device to sow panic The Associated Press visited stacks of paper were bits vard University’s Kennedy
to solve this issue with the among security forces — or a warehouse this week in and pieces of the drones School of Government,
United States.” deadlier still, to help guide the Shura neighborhood, themselves. Most were de- said the use of drones to
The Emirates is one of the a suicide car bomber to a the largest drone workshop stroyed by both drop explosives and
United States’ closest Arab target. uncovered so far, and IS as they retreated, Iraqi to direct more deadly pay-
allies. It is part of the U.S.- And the innovations are saw accounting spread- officers at the factory said. loads is an adaptation to
led coalition fighting the expected to keep coming sheets with purchases to- But pieces of styrofoam the decrease in the num-
Islamic State group and since IS has been spend- taling thousands of dollars wings, fins and radio trans- ber of attackers available.
hosts American troops and ing freely on technology, a month for drone equip- mitters remained, piled up Early in the Mosul fighting,
warplanes taking part in even as their fighters face ment. in the corners of the factory she said, suicide bombers
the anti-IS campaign. It intense pressure from coali- One receipt dated just a on a recent visit. tended to be deployed
is also home to a center tion forces, according to few months before the All the accounts were haphazardly more to fright-
backed by the U.S. that Iraqi military officials. Mosul operation began headed “board of devel- en than to kill. But it didn’t
aims to counter extremist The extremist group is hack- recorded the purchase opment and military manu- take the group long to
propaganda online. q ing store-bought drones, of wires, silicon, electrical facturing,” some sub-head- need a new approach.q