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UK plan to transfer Chagos Islands goes ahead despite last-minute legal injunction
The British government has handed control of the strategically significant Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the ...
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If U.S. Nuclear Negotiations with Iran Fail, the B-52s in Diego Garcia Are Ready
The U.S. deployed B-52 bombers to Diego Garcia as a signal to Iran that America may commit to force if diplomacy fails. Their ...
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UK agrees to return Chagos Islands, keeps Diego Garcia base
The United Kingdom has signed an agreement to return the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius while maintaining a joint military ...
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UK Secures Future of Key Diego Garcia Base
The long-term agreement secures future of joint UK-US military base at Diego Garcia. Long-term agreement secures future of ...
UK signs agreement to hand sovereignty of disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Under the agreement, the United Kingdom will pay Mauritius 101 million pounds ($136 million) per year to lease back the Chagos Island base for at least 99 years.
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United Kingdom abandons its colony of the Chagos Islands, but maintains the Diego Garcia airbase, which gives the key to the Indian Ocean to the USA
The islands, named after a Spanish navigator, have a basically symbolic British presence. The United Kingdom hands over the ...
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Air Force sends F-15 fighter jets to Diego Garcia on force protection mission
The Air Force has deployed F-15 fighter jets for a force protection mission on Diego Garcia, Pacific Air Forces confirmed ...
Additional F-15E Strike Eagles Arrive In Diego Garcia
The U.S. Air Force has increased the number of F-15s sent to Diego Garcia to provide force protection, a U.S. defense ...