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Chapter 2718 Socotra Island

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    After receiving the order, the O2 team members who stayed outside immediately launched a raid and mercilessly shot and killed all the armed personnel who stayed behind.  Although the militants were alert, they were more worried about air strikes and did not expect that these so-called own people would suddenly go on a killing spree.  Caught off guard, they were all shot and fell down.  Originally, they didn't have many people left behind, and their combat effectiveness was average. They had no advantage against these vicious mercenaries.

    Being attacked suddenly again, it was inevitable to panic.  In just over five minutes, the O2 team cleared out all the remaining armed personnel.  Crazy Horse and others released the prisoners held there, but did not find anyone they needed to rescue.  This further proves that they were indeed transferred to Socotra.

    Lin Rui frowned, which meant that their mission was going to face more twists and turns, which was what he least wanted to see.

    Jiang An was beside him and patted his shoulder, "Let's go, it's not safe here. The air raid will not happen. Those militants will definitely come back to check. We have to leave here first."

    Lin Rui nodded, "Let's go to the village first and bring the wounded person. If there is an attack here, then these militants will definitely search the surrounding area, and the village will no longer be safe."

    Jiang An turned around to greet the team members to get in the car, and found that Scarface walking behind was limping a little.  He walked up and asked, "What's wrong?"

    "I was accidentally shot by a guy just now. It's a little injured, but it's not a big deal. It's just a little bit of flesh rubbed off." Scarface shook his head.  Masaki noticed that his leg was indeed slightly injured, but it was not serious and he could still walk.

    "Get in the car and bandage it." Lin Rui patted him and said, "We have to speed up." The other O2 team members arrived one after another, got in the car together, and returned to the village that was destroyed by the air raid more than ten kilometers away.  There they found the wounded soldier of the Signal Corps, loaded him into the car and evacuated immediately.

    In the evening, they settled in a small fishing village near the sea.  The locals should all be fishermen, just small fishing villages that have nothing to do with the government and anti-government forces.  They tried to avoid local villagers and found a place to camp nearby.  A bonfire was lit at night, and Lin Rui and others ate some food around the bonfire.

    "Boss, our operation is a bit troublesome." Sergey whispered.

    Lin Rui nodded and threw the dry food in his hand to him, "It's a bit surprising, but it shouldn't be a big deal. At least we now know where they are being held."

    "You mean we should continue?" Crazy Horse frowned.

    "Of course we have to keep doing it." Lin Rui whispered, "We can't go back with a half-dead wounded soldier. Actuary, what's the situation on Socotra Island?"

    Shogan turned back and said, "I am in contact with Cobain. He should be able to tell us about the situation on that island. Yes, he has sent the information."

    The actuary turned around and moved the tactical computer over and placed it on a stone next to him. "Look at this. Socotra is composed of 4 small islands and 2 rocky islands. It is a group of four islands in the Indian Ocean.  One of them. It belongs to Socotra Province in Yemen. It has a coastline of 300 kilometers and a total area of ??3,650 square kilometers, which is more than 6 times the size of Bahrain. It is the largest island in Yemen and the largest island in the Arab world."

    "Why do the anti-government armed forces transport people there?" Lin Rui frowned, "Where are they deployed?"

    "That's not clear. It should be said that it is far away from the riots in Yemen, and I have never heard of any anti-government militants there." Jiang An frowned, "But this place is very complicated. In 1507, the Portuguese came to the island  , helped the islanders get rid of Arab control, and at the same time used the island as a Portuguese military base. On the one hand, it invaded places such as Shihr in Hadramaut Province, Yemen, and on the other hand, it provided services for Portuguese ships traveling between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.  The Portuguese left the island four years later, and in 1511 the islanders became subjects of the Mahri Sultanate, which ruled the island and what is now eastern Yemen.

    In 1834, the island came under the jurisdiction of the East India Company.  In 1886, Britain extended its tentacles here.  They first proposed to buy the island at a low price and incorporate it into the territory of the British Empire, but this attempt was rejected by the local Sultan of Yemen.  As a result, the British colonial army occupied the island by force.  After that, the British regarded the island as a naval restricted area and placed it under British protection together with the Mahri Sultanate. It became an important British base in the Indian Ocean until the end of the British colonial rule in South Yemen in the early 1970s.

    In 1967, the Sultanate collapsed and Socotra became independent with South Yemen and became part of Yemen.  Later, the Soviet fleet stationed on the island and turned it into a Soviet naval base in the Middle East.  After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, the fleet shifted from?Tela Island was evacuated.

    In 2011, some Somali pirates used Socotra as a fuel storage base to increase sailing time.  "

    "So this island is important?" Crazy Horse asked.

    ¡°It is located at 12.18¡ã to 12.42¡ã north latitude and 53.19¡ã to 54.33¡ã east longitude, at the junction of the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It has unique and superior natural conditions. It is an important maritime transportation route from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea and East Africa, connecting the east and west.  The maritime traffic artery constitutes the maritime lifeline connecting the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, and its strategic position can be imagined." Jiang An nodded, "But I am thinking that I have never heard of Yemeni rebels on that island before.  There are deployments on the island. Socotra is the safest island in Yemen and there is no armed conflict."

    "Wait a minute, you just said that it was an island group?" Lin Rui frowned, "Then it is not on the main island, but on the surrounding islands? So no one knows."

    "This is possible. If this is the case, it should not be on an island with a permanent population, so we can narrow the scope to two of the rocky islands." Jiang'an pondered, "And one of the rocky islands  There used to be Soviet troops stationed there, and there might have been related military facilities. Could they have been imprisoned there?"

    "The island you mentioned is located on the map." Lin Rui said in a deep voice.

    "Here, some people used to call it Tank Island. Because the civil war in Yemen had just ended in 1994, and since the Soviet Union once provided more than 90% of the country's weapons and equipment, many rusty Soviet tanks can still be seen stranded in the west.  On the coast, so this island is also called Tank Island." Jiangan replied.

    "If there were so many tanks there, then there must be hidden military facilities on the island, at least an oil depot." Crazy Horse also nodded.

    ¡°But it is said that except for some pirates who know their location, few people know about the military facilities on the island.¡± Masakishi explained.

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