Socotra


 * ''See also UAE in the Yemen conflict and UAE Saudi proxy conflict: southern seperatists and Hadi government in exile


 * Socotra Governate (Wikipedia)

UAE military presence on island of Socotra

 * Wikipedia:UAE takeover of Socotra
 * Socotra - Global Security
 * Socotra island: The Unesco-protected 'Jewel of Arabia' vanishing amid Yemen’s civil war - The Independent, May 2, 2018
 * Does UAE seek to colonize Yemen's Socotra island? - PressTV, May 7, 2018
 * The UAE has been vying over Socotra’s inhabitants by first building a military base, an intelligence communications center and even conducting a census
 * Yemen government accuses UAE of landing separatists on remote island of Socotra - MEE, May 9, 2019
 * Turkey concerned by Yemen’s territorial integrity after UAE’s Socotra move - Daily Sabah, May 11, 2018
 * FEATURED: Mass demonstrations against UAE occupation rock Socotra - Uprising Today, July 1, 2019
 * Island sheikh talks sovereignty in Yemen's war - Hannah Porter, Al-Monitor, October 2, 2019
 * UAE Is Pushing Its Militias In Yemen To Escalate Against The Legitimate Government - UAE Leaks, April 28, 2020
 * Emirates deploys loyalist troops for last infighting in Socotra - Debriefer, April 28, 2020
 * Media advisor to the Yemeni information minister sees that "the Emirati statelet's hungers go beyond mere seizure of Socotra, as they want Aden port, water passages, Bab al-Mandeb Strait and strategic areas.

US Presence

 * US marines arrive on Yemen’s Socotra to support UAE forces - Middle East Monitor, March 9, 2020
 * US Marines Arrive on Yemen’s Socotra to Back UAE Troops: Reports - Tasnim News Agency, March 10, 2020

2020 Defections, escalations between pro-Hadi factions and pro-STC

 * Socotra: Saudi commander oversees dismissal of UAE-backed coast guard defectors - Al Masdar Online, February 6, 2020
 * Defection of military units from gov't forces in Socotra - Debriefer, April 14, 2020
 * Islah party militias prevent UAE money flow to Socotra - Yemen Press Agency, April 20, 2020
 * Yemen: UAE-backed separatist group announces self-rule in south - Middle East Monitor, April 26, 2020
 * Saudi Arabia seeks impose its authority in Yemen's Socotra, STC defies - Debriefer, May 3, 2020
 * Saudi-led militants start takeover of Yemen’s Socotra after fierce infighting - Press TV, May 4, 2020
 * BATTLES FLARE BETWEEN SAUDI-BACKED AND UAE-BACKED FORCES TO CONTROL ISLAND OF SOCOTRA - Southfront, June 21, 2020

June 2020 STC assume control

 * Yemen's STC separatists expel northerners from Socotra following takeover - MEE, June 25, 2020