Turkish Drone Takes Off From Cyprus Island Amidst Tensions with Greece

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A Turkish drone took off from the island of Cyprus, Monday, December 16, in a move that could escalate tensions between Turkey and Greece. • ––––––––– • READ MORE: Turkey has dispatched a surveillance and reconnaissance drone to the breakaway north of ethnically divided island nation of Cyprus amid tensions over offshore oil and gas exploration, Turkey's state-run media said Monday. • • The Anadolu news agency said the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone took off from an airbase in Dalaman, Turkey, and touched down Monday at the airport in Gecitkale — known as Lefkoniko in Greek, on Cyprus. • • Kudret Ozersay, foreign minister of the self-declared Turkish Cypriot state, told reporters Sunday that the Turkish deployment would be limited to unarmed drones as there was no need for armed ones. • • It's unclear what the drones will be specifically tasked to do. • ––––––––– • LINK: https://www.voanews.com/europe/turkey...

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