Fruit of Sa'adah

An airstrip is being built on a Yemeni island during the ongoing war, with ‘I LOVE UAE’ next to it – Abd al-Kuri Island

The Socotra archipelago, to which Abd al-Kuri belongs, has been under UAE occupation since 2018 following a cyclon on the island. What started as a humanitarian relief effort initiated by the UAE turned Socotra into a military base.

AP report

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