Socotra


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


 * Socotra Governate (Wikipedia)

UAE strategic and 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.


 * UAE aid helps Socotra development - Emirates 24/7, June 29, 2020
 * Abu Dhabi replaces Socotra Yemeni web, telecom system with UAE one - Debriefer, August 25, 2020

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

Post UAE - Israel deal

 * UAE and Israel to establish spy base in Yemen Island - Middle East Monitor, August 28, 2020
 * This apparently quotes this article, which self-identifies as a portal of French-speaking Jews.
 * Note on quoted source. It is common for Jewish and Israeli sources to publish accusations leveled at them, whether or not it is felt it is true. It may be like, OK, you also blame us with this, especially if it is over the top (JFK? Asteroid which wiped out dinosaurs? etc). Or it may be unknown whether it's true or not, but published, in a similar spirit, regardless. (So if it's accidentally something good, if it ever happened, it may come across as irony). In this case, they quote a "high-ranking Eritrean source" from 2016, and "an expert al-Askar." And it is really goes like, FWIW. Also this is a French site, they are unlikely to have any insider information, like tips from Israeli government on what is or is not true and should or should not be published. --Resup (talk) 17:46, 29 August 2020 (UTC)