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Socotra is an island in the [[Indian Ocean]]. It is situated between the [[Gulf of Aden]], the Guardafui Channel and the [[Arabian Sea]], and lies near major shipping routes. It lies 380 kilometres (205 nautical miles) south of the [[Arabian Peninsula]] and 232 km (125 nmi) east of the [[Horn of Africa]]. The island is [[cultural]]ly and administratively a part of Yemen, but [[geographic]]ally it lies in [[Africa]].
Socotra is an island in the [[Indian Ocean]]. It is situated between the [[Gulf of Aden]], the Guardafui Channel and the [[Arabian Sea]], and lies near major shipping routes. It lies 380 kilometres (205 nautical miles) south of the [[Arabian Peninsula]] and 232 km (125 nmi) east of the [[Horn of Africa]]. The island is [[cultural]]ly and administratively a part of Yemen, but [[geographic]]ally it lies in [[Africa]].
Beginning in 2015, the [[UAE]] began increasing its presence on Socotra, first in the wake of tropical cyclones Chapala and Megh, and then establishing a [[military]] presence on the island. On April 30, 2018, the UAE, as part of the ongoing Saudi Arabian–led invasion of Yemen, landed troops on the island and took control of Socotra Airport and seaport. On May 14, 2018, Saudi troops were also deployed on the island, and a deal was brokered between the UAE and Yemen for joint military exercises and the return of administrative control of the airport and seaport to Yemen. In June 2020, the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) seized control of the island in a [[coup]], ousting the local authorities and establishing its own [[government]]. However, in 2023, the Presidential Leadership Council, Yemen's internationally recognized government, integrated the STC into the government and recognized the STC's rule of the archipelago. Under its rule, [[peace]]ful protests against the [[coup]] and the [[UAE]]'s interference in Socotra were [[violent]]ly suppressed, and [[journalist]]s that criticized the coup were arrested and beaten.
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