UAE arms shipment arrives on occupied island of Socotra

UAE arms shipment arrives on occupied island of Socotra

An Emirati arms shipment arrived at the port of the occupied Socotra Island, southern Yemen, local sources reported on Friday.

Sources on the island confirmed that an Emirati ship unloaded containers of weapons and dropped three military boats at the dock of Hadibu, the island’s capital.

The sources explained that the continued dispatch of weapons to the UAE militia, which it brought from Dhalea and Yafa, is done in order to counter the so-called arms smuggling done by Islah elements on the island.

Last week, Saudi forces left the port and handed over their positions to the UAE-backed militia.