Yemen: UAE attempting to ‘colonise’ Socotra

Standoff over the Yemeni island of Socotra worsens as government officials accuse United Arab Emirates of trying to colonise the country.

Yemen‘s government is accusing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of trying to “colonise” the country, in a worsening standoff over the island of Socotra.

Emirati troops were deployed there without prior coordination with the Yemeni government, sparking protests by locals.

Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reports.