Diego Garcia - Wikipedia
WEBDiego Garcia is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). It has been used as a joint UK–U.S. military base since the 1970s, following the forcible expulsion of its inhabitants by the UK government.
Chagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal …
WEB6 days ago · The U.N. General Assembly followed that opinion with a resolution demanding that Britain end its “colonial administration” of the Chagos Islands and return them to Mauritius. Britain’s newly elected Labour government says that without the deal the status of the military base would be under threat from legal challenges.
Diego Garcia: What is on the secretive UK-US island in the Indian …
WEBSep 29, 2024 · Diego Garcia is one of about 60 islands that make up the Chagos Archipelago or British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) - the last colony established by the UK by separating it from Mauritius in...
UK gives Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure military base
WEBOct 3, 2024 · The UK has agreed to give up sovereignty of a group of islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius in return for securing the future of a UK-US military base situated on Diego Garcia.
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base …
WEBOct 3, 2024 · LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base.
Britain cedes disputed islands to Mauritius, securing key U.S. military …
WEBOct 4, 2024 · Britain said Thursday that it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base, and which could...
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC News
WEBOct 3, 2024 · The BBC visits the secretive Chagos Islands military base. UN says UK military island not suitable for stranded migrants. UK commitment to Falklands 'unwavering' despite Chagos deal. The...
Britain hands Chagos Islands, home of secretive US military base, …
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Britain hands Chagos Islands, home of secretive US military base, over to Mauritius. Diego Garcia will remain under U.S.-U.K. jurisdiction for at least 99 years, but forcibly removed Chagossians will be helped to resettle.
U.K. Returns Chagos Islands to Mauritius, U.S. Keeps Diego Garcia ...
WEB4 days ago · The Chagos Archipelago contains Diego Garcia, the largest of 58 islands and home to a joint U.K.-U.S. military base strategically positioned about halfway between East Africa and Southeast Asia.
UK cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius in deal securing Diego …
WEBOct 3, 2024 · The base, which is home to around 2,500 personnel, mainly Americans, has been involved in military operations including the 2003 war in Iraq and the long-running war in Afghanistan.