Italy bars US from using Sicily base for Mideast operations

ROME (Reuters) – Italy has denied permission for US military aircraft to land at the Sigonella ​air base in Sicily before flying to ‌the Middle East, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday, confirming a newspaper report. Daily Corriere della ​Sera reported “some US bombers” had been ​due to land at the base [] The post Italy bars US from using Sicily base for Mideast operations appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.