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minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoAkrotiri and Dhekelia are British, not American, although American units are based there. More pertinently though, they’re not part of the country of Cyprus. They’re British overseas territories on the same island.
minus-squaresolo@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months ago Akrotiri and Dhekelia are British, not American… I never claimed they are American, I just quoted wiki. … American units are based there That’s my understanding as well.
Akrotiri and Dhekelia are British, not American, although American units are based there. More pertinently though, they’re not part of the country of Cyprus. They’re British overseas territories on the same island.
I never claimed they are American, I just quoted wiki.
That’s my understanding as well.