UK airbase in Cyprus hit by suspected drone strike causing limited damage'

"Our armed forces are responding to a suspected drone strike at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus at midnight local time. Our force protection in the region is at the highest level and the base has responded to defend our people."

"The apparent attack came just hours after the UK agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iranian missile sites. The UK has so far not been involved in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, but in a recorded statement on Sunday evening, the prime minister said that Iran's approach was becoming more reckless and putting British lives at risk."

"RAF Akrotiri covers a sprawling, square-shaped peninsula on the southern tip of the eastern Mediterranean island. According to the MoD's website, the joint operating base is used as a forward mounting base for overseas operations in the Middle East and for fast jet training."

RAF Akrotiri, a British military base in Cyprus, experienced a suspected drone strike at midnight local time, resulting in limited damage and no injuries. Cypriot authorities and the UK Ministry of Defence confirmed the incident. The attack occurred hours after the UK government agreed to permit the United States to use two British military bases for operations against Iranian missile sites. The UK had not previously participated in US-Israeli strikes on Iran, but Prime Minister cited Iran's increasingly reckless approach as justifying the decision. RAF Akrotiri serves as a forward operating base for Middle East operations and fast jet training. The base's last direct attack occurred in the mid-1980s by Libyan militants. The UK had recently deployed additional resources to Cyprus bases amid ongoing Middle Eastern hostilities.

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