Vintage newsreel that includes footage of the British colonial troops conducting counterinsurgency operations, during their disastrous 1956 Suez War.
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1952
Vintage newsreel that includes footage of the British colonial troops, during their counterinsurgency operations against Egyptian resistance fighters:
Read on »UK to establish £6m permanent Mid East military base
After aiding the sectarian monarchy in crushing local dissent, Britain cements its foothold in Bahrain…
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The first shot of the war was fired not in Europe, but in Togoland in August 1914 by an African soldier. He was fighting for the British against Africans who were fighting for the Germans.
Read on »1951: Demonstration In Alexandria against British occupation
SOAS students launch call for 1000 hours of hunger for Egypt’s detainees
Students at SOAS in London announced today that they will be joining an international campaign of 24 hour hunger strikes, in solidarity with Egyptian detainees, beginning on 22 September.
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A talk by Phil Marfleet:
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