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War Fuels Debate in Cyprus over UK Military Bases
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In an interview with the BBC, Konstantinos Kompos pointed out that Nicosia expressed its dissatisfaction with Britain both before and after the incident with the alarm at the Akrotiri base, while emphasizing that the situation remains under control.
The drone launches at the Royal Air Force base on the island city are entrenching divisions around British sovereignty over two large bases in the country - the northern part of which remains under Turkish occupation. "We just want an independent Cyprus, the very British presence here makes us a bigger target"
Do Cyprus’ British bases have a future?
Although the targeting of RAF Akrotiri by a Lebanon-fired drone has rekindled the chatter about the British bases’ presence painting a target on Cyprus, analysts don’t anticipate a change in the status of the Sovereign Base Areas – and in fact think it highly unlikely for the foreseeable future. The…
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