The runway on Mayun Island allows whoever controls it to project power into the strait and easily launch airstrikes into mainland Yemen, convulsed by a yearslong bloody war. It also provides a ...

Satellite images have recently shown a mysterious air base constructed off the Volcanic Island in Yemen ... found on Mayun island in Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Take a look at the map below to understand.

It is “possibly not just about the Yemen war and you’ve got to see the shipping situation as fairly key there”, Binnie added. The runway on Mayun Island allows the projection of power into ...

Dec. 1, 2020 He added that Mayun “is a Yemeni island and will remain in Yemen.” Saleh, like his late uncle, once fought alongside the Iranian-backed Houthis and then switched sides in late ...

The airfield on Abd el-Kuri isn’t the first mysterious airstrip to begin construction amid Yemen’s war. In 2021, the AP reported that an airfield was being built on Mayun Island, also known as ...

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, called the base “a reminder that the UAE is not actually out of Yemen.” The runway on Mayun Island allows whoever controls it to project ...

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, called the base “a reminder that the UAE is not actually out of Yemen.” The runway on Mayun Island allows whoever controls it to project ...