Wowie! As the rumor of a Saudi-UAE rift in Yemen turns into cold hard fact, UAE troops in Yemen are addressing their Saudi backed counterparts as "terrorist militias." Saudi Arabia's man, Mansur Hadi, is purportedly fuming at UAE authorities in Yemen.
When you gang up for an unjust mission, at some point there's bound to be wrangling within your own camp. It's all about self-interest and a story of betrayal between the two invaders. UAE occupying forces, most active in the city of Aden in South Yemen, are desperate to grab Soqotra Island (of Aden governorate) which they see as a very suitable spot whence to control the major international shipping routes. Saudis, hoping for total monopoly in Yemen, don't relish the idea. The strong likelihood of being on a future collision course over Soqotra between the two members of the coalition was already anticipated by The 'Uprooted Palestinians Blog' way back in early 2016.
UAE asserts its attacks on Saudi sponsored fighters are acts of "self-defense." Based on the same perspective, that's an inadvertent admission that the Yemeni people too have the right to self-defense against the foreign invading coalition.
Statement of Muhammed Ali Houthi as quoted in Veterans Today.
Know a little about the pristine Soqotra Island:
It's often spelled "Socotra" but the Arabic letter ق and not ک indicates the use of 'q' preferable to 'c' in English.
An idyllic spot in a turbulent world, the tiny Soqotra Island (سُقُطْرَى), also known as the Bird's Paradise, is full of hundreds of unique species of flora and birds-wildlife not found anywhere else on earth; all well preserved. Located 400 km from Yemen in the Arabian Sea, it officially belongs to mainland Yemen (Aden Governorate) and has been a World Heritage site for over a decade. Traversing the unpolluted sandy beaches and rugged features of this lovely Island may feel you're in a different planet, idyllic and an ideal location for making those fictional movies of a blissful utopian world. Except that, Soqotra isn't fiction. It's real. Ancient stories talk of pirates plying and prowling the waters of Soqotra in their schooners. Though rich in flora and fauna, the beautiful Island doesn't have the kind of wealth that would attract criminals and usurpers - no oil, no gold, no diamonds - which has enabled its inhabitants to enjoy the rarest quality of harmony and restful living for the past hundreds of years. Presently, there are 45,000 people living in Yemen's Soqotra Island. The Saudi-UAE invasion is the first turmoil in history that has caused some disruption in the peaceful existence of Soqotra residents as the Island is situated in the midst of major shipping trade routes and fishing is one of the primary occupations of these people. Normally an average of 4,000 tourists visited Soqotra every year. That number has now fallen because of the needless war. Tragic but true, Soqotra Island is UAE's prime attraction
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A related story on the Yemen war you may want to read:
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A related story on the Yemen war you may want to read:
A little Yemeni boy participates in Ansarullah rally
"Drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and another major oilfield Saturday, sparking huge fires at a vulnerable choke point for global energy supplies." Read the complete story at C B C
As usual, Pompeo the moronic idler, has started the blame game dragging Iran into it.