Saudi Arabia deploys troops to Yemen’s Socotra after UAE’s military build-up

Saudi Arabia deploys troops to Yemen’s Socotra after UAE’s military build-up

Saudi Arabia has deployed troops to Yemen’s Socotra amid anger over the UAE’s military build-up on the island as rivalry grows between the two allies.

The Saudi deployment comes after the UAE sent some 300 soldiers, along with tanks and artillery, to Socotra earlier this month in a move that drew the ire of Yemenis.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been waging a deadly war on Yemen since March 2015. The war has killed and injured over 600,000 civilians, according to the Yemeni Ministry of Human Rights. The Saudi-led aggression has triggered what the United Nations calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.