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Britain to deploy £1 billion battleship to support campaign against IS
30 August 2016 11:09 BST
The British government will deploy a £1bn Royal Navy destroyer in the Persian Gulf to protect US carriers involved in the military campaign against the Islamic State (IS) group. The deployment comes after a US destroyer last week fired warning shots after an Iranian fast-attack patrol ship sailed too close.
(Source: Telegraph)