Walking the line: former peacekeepers remember the day war erupted in Cyprus
![A girl walks by the graves of soldiers killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the Tymvos Macedonitissas military cemetery in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Some thousands of Greek and Cypriot soldiers were killed in 1974 during the Turkish invasion and subsequent occupation of the northern part of the island of Cyprus. A girl walks by the graves of soldiers killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the Tymvos Macedonitissas military cemetery in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7269835.1721418999!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/cyprus-invasion-anniversary.jpg)
It is 50 years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus put Canadian peacekeepers on the frontline of a war between two countries and two communities. CBC News looks back at a 30-year mission where tens of thousands of Canadian soldiers served.