The United Arab Emirates (UAE) occupation forces have ansferred dozens of mercenaries of foreign nationality to several islands in Yemen’s Socotra archipelago, located in the Indian Ocean.
This was reported by Yemen News Portal on Saturday, based on the testimonies of local sources.
According to the local sources, the UAE had transferred a batch of mercenaries of various African and Asian background to the western islands of the archipelago
The transfer of foreign mercenaries coincides with Abu Dhabi’s establishment of new illegal military bases on the islands of Abd al Kuri and Samhah, in the west of the Socotra archipelago province.
Another batch of mercenaries has been deployed in other sensitive areas, including the port, airport and outlets in Hadibo, the center of the Socotra archipelago province, the sources added.