Media sources reported on Monday the arrival of a major arms shipment from the UAE to Yemen’s eastern province of Hadhramaut, amid escalating tensions among occupation-backed factions in the southern and eastern governorates.
According to the sources, a military cargo aircraft of the “Yushin” type landed at Al-Rayyan Airport in the coastal city of Al-Mukalla, arriving directly from Al-Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi. The move underscores what sources described as continued and overt Emirati military interference in Yemeni affairs.
The shipment reportedly included advanced weapons systems, notably drones and sophisticated military equipment, and was delivered to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC). The arms are said to be intended to bolster the capabilities of STC militias deployed across several areas of Hadhramaut, Yemen’s largest governorate and one rich in oil and gas resources.
Sources noted that this is the third such shipment transferred by Abu Dhabi to its local proxies in Hadhramaut within a matter of days, indicating a rapid escalation in military support at a particularly sensitive moment for the occupied province.
Observers say the Emirati move reflects attempts to impose a new military reality by force in Hadhramaut as part of a broader regional power struggle, one whose costs are borne by Yemen’s occupied governorates, with little regard for the interests of Hadhramaut’s residents or Yemen’s sovereignty.
The developments, analysts add, reaffirm that occupation-backed factions are seeking to turn eastern Yemen into open arenas of conflict in service of external agendas, facilitating continued plunder of Yemen’s resources amid international silence and open complicity by the Saudi-backed government.
Hadhramaut has become a focal point of growing rivalry between Saudi- and UAE-backed forces, driven by the governorate’s strategic location and vast energy resources. Recent weeks have seen heightened military movements, warnings, and deployments as regional powers maneuver to consolidate influence. Critics say these dynamics have exposed the collapse of claims about “restoring legitimacy,” revealing instead a struggle over control, wealth, and strategic depth in Yemen’s occupied eastern regions.
Source: Almasirah Net
