Berbera Base: Zionist Dagger in Red Sea’s Flank Under Emirati Sponsorship

Middle East: As Yemeni Armed Forces tighten restrictions on Zionist maritime traffic across the three seas, evidence is emerging of a major regional and international scheme aimed at establishing an alternative foothold for the Israeli enemy along the African coast—this time through Somalia’s port city of Berbera.

Field reports and recent satellite imagery indicate that Berbera Airport has been transformed into a fully integrated military and intelligence base, operated with direct Emirati funding and serving the Zionist entity’s regional agenda.

High-resolution satellite images reveal sweeping infrastructure changes at the airport that cannot be justified by civilian or commercial use. According to engineering-based visual analysis, the runway apron has been expanded by nearly 50 percent, while large, specially designed hangars have been constructed to accommodate advanced unmanned aerial vehicles. The images also show reinforced underground facilities supported by massive concrete columns, apparently engineered to withstand concentrated aerial bombardment.

The construction pattern, wide spacing between facilities to allow heavy military vehicle movement, and a surrounding network of defensive trenches all point to an offensive military base. These developments exceed the needs of the separatist region and indicate that the site is now prepared to host combat aircraft and advanced surveillance and espionage equipment belonging to the Israeli enemy.

The Zionist penetration of Berbera is widely seen as a rapid response to the new reality imposed by Yemeni operations in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab. As the effectiveness of the maritime blockade on Zionist shipping has increased, the enemy has sought alternative “anchor points” south of the Red Sea to enable monitoring, reconnaissance, and potentially the launch of hostile operations aimed at securing its faltering trade routes.

The accelerated political track between the separatist region and Tel Aviv—alongside the internationally condemned Zionist recognition of the region—has provided political cover for this military presence. Analysts say the Israeli enemy is racing to convert this recognition into a tangible military and intelligence reality that could undermine established rules of engagement and ease the pressure of Yemen’s blockade.

Analytical assessments agree that this threat would not have materialized without the central role played by the Emirati regime. What began under Emirati banners of “investment” and “development” has swiftly evolved into a joint coordination base between Abu Dhabi and the Zionist entity.

Acting as a contractor for global hegemonic projects in the region, the Emirati regime is reportedly financing and supervising the military upgrades in full, providing the Israeli enemy with the necessary cover to establish a presence in a strategic location that directly impacts Arab national security. This open collaboration reflects full Emirati involvement in safeguarding the Zionist entity’s security, even at the expense of Arab sovereignty and the security of regional maritime routes.

The arrival of the Israeli enemy in Berbera constitutes a strategic breach that goes beyond a mere military footprint. It poses a direct threat to Red Sea littoral states and represents a Zionist attempt to circumvent the region’s geopolitical realities. Despite this, official Arab positions remain largely stagnant, marked by paralysis and silence approaching complicity, leaving Arab national security exposed to Zionist-US schemes.

Yemen’s support operations for Gaza have disrupted the enemy’s calculations to the extent that it has been driven toward African shores—an escape that will not change the fact that the region’s waters are no longer a safe environment for colonial projects, regardless of underground fortifications or the multiplicity of Emirati funding labels.

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