Why are 700 British troops being deployed to Cyprus?

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About 700 UK troops are being deployed to an RAF base in Cyprus in case the military needs to evacuate British citizens from Lebanon, where the situation is deteriorating.

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Country on the East coast of the Mediterranean.

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UK troops deploying to Cyprus as part of contingency plan to evacuate Britons from Lebanon

Around 700 UK troops are deploying to Cyprus to be ready to help evacuate British nationals from Lebanon as fears grow of all-out war between Israel and..

Credit: Sky News - Published 3 days ago

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Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom

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