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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › British_Forces_AdenBritish Forces Aden - Wikipedia

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   British Forces Aden was the name given to the British Armed Forces stationed in the Aden Protectorate during part of the 20th century. Their purpose was to preserve the security of the Protectorate from both internal threats and external aggression.

2. www.iwm.org.uk › why-did-british-troops-leave-adenWhy did British troops leave Aden? | Imperial War Museums

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   Towards the mid-1960s, British forces increasingly found themselves acting as soldier and policeman within the centre of Aden itself. Stop and search operations were used in order to identify rebels and to prevent the transportation of weapons.

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4. www.nam.ac.uk › explore › aden-emergency-1963-67Aden Emergency - National Army Museum

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   The Aden Emergency (1963-67) was an insurgency against British rule in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. The unrest hastened British plans for withdrawal and marked the end of 20 years of decolonisation.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Aden_EmergencyAden Emergency - Wikipedia

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   British forces had opened fire 40 times, and during that period there were 60 grenade and shooting attacks against British forces, including the destruction of an Aden Airways Douglas DC-3, which was bombed in mid-air, killing all the people on board.

6. www.radiotimes.com › tv › dramaBBC1 The Last Post: Where is Aden, Yemen? What was the real ...

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   Everything you need to know about Aden, a former Yemeni British colony and the setting for Sunday-night’s new military drama

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7. www.cambridge.org › core › blogTracing the decision to withdraw from East of Suez « History ...

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   Jan 14, 2021 · Why did the United Kingdom withdraw from its large military bases in the Arabian Peninsula and Southeast Asia during the Cold War? The installations in Aden and Singapore, which embodied Britain’s role ‘East of Suez’, had been maintained (and even expanded in the case of Aden) despite the UK retreating from most of its colonies […]

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Aden_ColonyAden Colony - Wikipedia

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   Aden Colony (Arabic: مُسْتْعَمَرَةْ عَدَنْ, romanized:Musta'marat 'Adan) was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1963 located in the southern part of modern-day Yemen.