Turkish Tanks Enter Pyla Buffer Zone, UN Calls for Calm
Turkish forces moved tanks into the Pyla buffer zone in Cyprus, prompting a deployment by British Bases forces and calls for calm from UNFICYP. Reports on the situation's current status are mixed, with some indicating calm while others detail the initial incursion.
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Calm prevails in Pyla, UN, Erhurman say
Calm is prevailing in the buffer zone village of Pyla after reports of “tensions” between the island’s two sides and the United Nations earlier in the day, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Wednesday. “According to information we received from our security forces, calm prevails … as of today, and communication and dialogue is […]
Read full article →No tanks and no flags entered Pyla buffer zone, UNFICYP spokesman clarifies as situation remains calm
No tanks, no flags and no military assets entered the buffer zone at Pyla, and there were no clashes with UN peacekeepers, UNFICYP spokesman Aleem Siddique has told Philenews, issuing a clarification in response to earlier reports about alleged tensions near Pyla. Siddique said vehicles that had been described in some reports as tanks were […]
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