Anger in Cyprus over UK bases as US-Israel war with Iran endangers island
Al Jazeera
Protests grow as attack on British military site stirs fears that Cyprus is being dragged into a regional conflict.
Chants of “British bases out” have rung out in recent days in Limassol, as protesters call for the removal of UK military bases from Cyprus’s sun-drenched south coast island.
Demonstrations erupted after a suspected Iranian-made drone struck RAF Akrotiri earlier this week, two days after US-Israeli attacks on Iran began.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has also allowed the US to use British bases for “defensive strikes” on Iranian missile sites, a move that has intensified debate in Cyprus over the presence of the British military on the island.
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Protests grow as attack on British military site stirs fears that Cyprus is being dragged into a regional conflict.
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