由阿联酋支持的部队在也门祖加尔岛修建了2 000米长的简易机场, UAE-backed forces build 2,000-meter airstrip on Yemen’s Zuqar Island, raising regional tensions.

2025年10月的卫星图像显示,在位于也门海岸的战略红海岛屿Zuqar岛正在建设的近2000米长的机场, Satellite images from October 2025 show a nearly 2,000-meter airstrip under construction on Zuqar Island, a strategic Red Sea island off Yemen’s coast, likely by forces aligned with the Saudi-led coalition and possibly backed by the UAE. 该项目始于4月,包括码头开发、土地清理和铺设沥青,可以加强对红海、亚丁湾和Bab el-Mandeb海峡-主要航运路线的监视,自以色列-哈马斯战争开始以来,Houthi袭击了100多艘船只。 The project, which began in April and included dock development, land clearing, and asphalt paving, could enhance surveillance over the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait—key shipping routes where Houthi attacks have targeted over 100 vessels since the Israel-Hamas war began. 船跟踪数据和一家迪拜公司承认提供沥青表明阿联酋参与,这与阿联酋过去在也门经营的基础设施项目是一致的。 Ship-tracking data and a Dubai-based firm’s admission of delivering asphalt suggest UAE involvement, consistent with past UAE-run infrastructure projects in Yemen. 虽然没有任何团体声称拥有简易机场,但分析家认为,这可能会破坏胡塞走私活动,特别是武器贩运,尽管协调的军事进攻仍然不太可能。 While no group has claimed the airstrip, analysts believe it may aim to disrupt Houthi smuggling, particularly weapons trafficking, though a coordinated military offensive remains unlikely. 根据1998年国际法院的一项裁决,该岛的地位仍然在也门的主权之下。 The island’s status remains under Yemeni sovereignty per a 1998 international court ruling.