Rival sides join to fight wildfire in breakaway north

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Two aircraft dispatched by Cyprus' internationally recognized government for the first time helped to fight a wildfirein the breakaway north of the ethnically divided island nation, an official said yesterday.A fixed-wing aircraft and a helicopter have been helping to battle the blaze following a request by Turkish Cypriotleader Mustafa Akinci, Cyprus' government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said.