UK official lauds Cyprus' help in anti-ISIS air campaign
NICOSIA- Britain's defense secretary says Cyprus' support for the air campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq has been essential in sustaining almost 3,000 combat missions so far this year.
Michael Fallon said after talks with his Cypriot counterpart Tuesday that the Royal Air Force hasn't kept such an operational tempo in a single theater of conflict in more than 25 years.
Britain maintains two military bases on Cyprus including RAF Akrotiri from where anti-ISIS missions are being flown.
