Defence chief signals major UK military presence in Gulf
 

22-12-12 03:17 PM

• return to east of Suez • significant move pushed by Cameron • army brigades deployable to Africa, Asia,too British troops and strike aircraft are to be based in the Gulf as part of the most significant new deployment of UK armed forces since Afghanistan. The return to "east of Suez" was signalled by General Sir David Richards in the chief of defence staff's annual Christmas lecture at the ...

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