British UN peacekeepers protecting the buffer zone that divides the island into Greek and Turkish regions in Cyprus developed a new patrol tactic. It has been reported Force NewsThe reporter spoke to the army.
It was recorded that the soldiers patrolled the city of Nicosia, which is divided by a buffer zone, during the day and spent the night in the neutral zone.
Private Sushant Gurung showed reporters sleeping quarters for the staff and said that the rooms they were equipped with were not heated.
Another officer, Corporal Paul Cook, showed that at night the Greek side of the island was well lit, while the Turkish side was plunged into darkness.
He also noted that during the patrol, military personnel searched “any civilian, any refugee who may have entered the buffer zone.” At the same time, according to Cook, nothing has changed here since the territory was demarcated in 1974.
Previously reportedGreece has tightened border controls on its land and sea borders with Turkey, fearing a new wave of arrivals due to earthquakes devastating southeast Turkey and northern Syria.
Hundreds of additional border guards began patrolling the Greece-Turkey land border in the Maritsa region.
Some of those left homeless in the earthquakes that killed more than 50,000 people are expected to go to Europe in the spring if the humanitarian aid they need is not delivered.