US to triple military aid to Tunisia

According to US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the US government will provide Tunisia with additional military equipment, weapons and technical assistance.

The US will triple its military aid to Tunisia this year and will help train troops. Last year, the US aid package to Tunisia amounted to $60 million.

According to US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the US government will provide Tunisia with additional military equipment, weapons and technical assistance to improve Tunisia's counter-terrorism capabilities.

US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Source: Getty Images)

A few weeks ago, Tunisia suffered its deadliest terrorist attack in more than a decade.

In recent years, Tunisia has been relatively peaceful compared to other countries in the region, despite being the birthplace of the Arab Spring movement.

However, extremist groups remain active and last month a group of gunmen attacked the Bardo National Museum in the capital Tunis, killing 21 foreign tourists in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group.

Tunisian authorities are concerned that violence is spilling over from unstable neighboring Libya./.

According to VOV.VN