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> Varosha fell victim to the ongoing war between the Greeks and the Turks

Which war was that? The article is trying to paint the invasion as some sort of military advancement during wartime, when it was a completely sudden invasion of another country.

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There were ongoing internal conflicts going back to the 50s and 60s with atrocities from both sides. I don’t know if you’d call it war, but it did eventually lead to the invasion.

Check “Cypriot intercommunal violence” on Wikipedia.

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