"bufferzone"

#11424877

21 July 2024

A monument for the 60 years of UNFICYP service in Cyprus is being seen in front of the Ledra Palace hotel in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 20, 2024. The Green Line (or buffer zone) is separating the island since 1963 as an initial measure to prevent hostilities between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots, but since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it is working as a de facto border between the Republic of Cyprus and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,'' which only Turkey is recognizing as a legitimate state.

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#11424881

21 July 2024

The flags of Turkey and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus'' are being seen through a window of an abandoned house, which is being used as a defensive point during the 1974 war, in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 20, 2024. The Green Line (or buffer zone) is separating the island since 1963 as an initial measure to prevent hostilities between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots, but since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it is working as a de facto border between the Republic of Cyprus and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,'' which only Turkey is recognizing as a legitimate state.

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#11424882

21 July 2024

The flags of Turkey and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus'' are being seen through a window of an abandoned house, which is being used as a defensive point during the 1974 war, in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 20, 2024. The Green Line (or buffer zone) is separating the island since 1963 as an initial measure to prevent hostilities between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots, but since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it is working as a de facto border between the Republic of Cyprus and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,'' which only Turkey is recognizing as a legitimate state.

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#11424883

21 July 2024

The monument for the 60 years of UNFICYP service in Cyprus is being seen through sandbags from an abandoned house, which is being used as a defensive point during the 1974 war, in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 20, 2024. The Green Line (or buffer zone) is separating the island since 1963, as an initial measure to prevent hostilities between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots, but since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it is working as a de facto border between the Republic of Cyprus and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,'' which only Turkey is recognizing as a legitimate state.

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#11424884

21 July 2024

The monument for the 60 years of UNFICYP service in Cyprus is being seen through sandbags from an abandoned house, which is being used as a defensive point during the 1974 war, in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 20, 2024. The Green Line (or buffer zone) is separating the island since 1963, as an initial measure to prevent hostilities between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots, but since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it is working as a de facto border between the Republic of Cyprus and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,'' which only Turkey is recognizing as a legitimate state.

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#11424886

21 July 2024

An abandoned house that is being used as a defensive point during the 1974 war is seen near Ledra Palace checkpoint in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 20, 2024. The Green Line (or buffer zone) is separating the island since 1963, as an initial measure to prevent hostilities between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots, but since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it is working as a de facto border between the Republic of Cyprus and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,'' which only Turkey is recognizing as a legitimate state.

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#11424887

21 July 2024

An abandoned house that is being used as a defensive point during the 1974 war is seen near Ledra Palace checkpoint in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 20, 2024. The Green Line (or buffer zone) is separating the island since 1963, as an initial measure to prevent hostilities between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots, but since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it is working as a de facto border between the Republic of Cyprus and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,'' which only Turkey is recognizing as a legitimate state.

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#11424888

21 July 2024

An abandoned house that is being used as a defensive point during the 1974 war is seen near Ledra Palace checkpoint in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 20, 2024. The Green Line (or buffer zone) is separating the island since 1963, as an initial measure to prevent hostilities between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots, but since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it is working as a de facto border between the Republic of Cyprus and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,'' which only Turkey is recognizing as a legitimate state.

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#11424889

21 July 2024

An abandoned house that is being used as a defensive point during the 1974 war is seen near Ledra Palace checkpoint in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 20, 2024. The Green Line (or buffer zone) is separating the island since 1963, as an initial measure to prevent hostilities between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots, but since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it is working as a de facto border between the Republic of Cyprus and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,'' which only Turkey is recognizing as a legitimate state.

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#11424891

21 July 2024

The UN barracks entrance is being seen near Ledra Palace checkpoint in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 20, 2024. The Green Line (or buffer zone) is separating the island since 1963 as an initial measure to prevent hostilities between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots, but since the Turkish invasion in 1974, it is working as a de facto border between the Republic of Cyprus and the self-declared ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,'' which only Turkey recognizes as a legitimate state.

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#11303730

4 June 2024

The situation on the Polish-Belarusian border is unfolding the day before the alleged announcement of the Buffer Zone. Ultimately, the decision is being extended by a week for public consultations by the Polish government in Bialowieza Forest, Poland, on June 3, 2024.

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#11303731

4 June 2024

The situation on the Polish-Belarusian border is unfolding the day before the alleged announcement of the Buffer Zone. Ultimately, the decision is being extended by a week for public consultations by the Polish government in Bialowieza Forest, Poland, on June 3, 2024.

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#11303732

4 June 2024

The situation on the Polish-Belarusian border is unfolding the day before the alleged announcement of the Buffer Zone. Ultimately, the decision is being extended by a week for public consultations by the Polish government in Bialowieza Forest, Poland, on June 3, 2024.

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#11303733

4 June 2024

The situation on the Polish-Belarusian border is unfolding the day before the alleged announcement of the Buffer Zone. Ultimately, the decision is being extended by a week for public consultations by the Polish government in Bialowieza Forest, Poland, on June 3, 2024.

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#11303734

4 June 2024

The situation on the Polish-Belarusian border is unfolding the day before the alleged announcement of the Buffer Zone. Ultimately, the decision is being extended by a week for public consultations by the Polish government. In the picture, Syrian migrants are in Bialowieza Forest in Bialowieza, Poland, on June 3, 2024.

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#11303735

4 June 2024

The situation on the Polish-Belarusian border is unfolding the day before the alleged announcement of the Buffer Zone. Ultimately, the decision is being extended by a week for public consultations by the Polish government. In the picture, Syrian migrants are in Bialowieza Forest in Bialowieza, Poland, on June 3, 2024.

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