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The tiny island nation finds itself under fire just after taking over the reins of the EU for a six-month stint.
Now, after nearly 66 years as an independent nation, Cyprus has found itself embroiled in another Middle Eastern maelstrom primarily because it hosts two large and significant U.K. military bases, the vestige of its British colonial past.
The Mediterranean island is the only destination outside of the Middle East to be under a new State Department alert since the U.S. bombed Iran.
Europe has found itself pulled into another war, scrambling to protect its eastern outpost at a moment of weakness.
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Cyprus, with its strategic location, finds itself entangled in geopolitical tensions as UK military bases on the island come under attack. The incident highlights the ongoing conflicts in the region,