Britain plans to establish foreign military bases, one of which in Oman

SANAA, Nov. 26 (YPA) – Britain intends to establish three foreign military bases, one of which is in Oman, Lieutenant General Ralph Wooddisse, commander field army said.

He explained the bases to be built in Germany, Kenya and Oman were part of extensive reforms within the British army.

According to Wooddisse, Now the army wants to station a force of vehicles on the continent in the event of a war with Russia, which has been massing troops at its border with Ukraine.

The British commander did not say what is the purpose of building a base in Oman,  was to be linked to tensions with Iran or to strengthen its forces in Mahrah, northeastern Yemen, which borders Oman.

British forces landed in Mahrah after more than four decades when Britain left southern Yemen, ending an occupation that lasted more than 133 years.

The arrival of British forces to Mahrah Governorate comes in the context of legitimizing the Saudi presence, amid popular rejection by the people of Mahrah and the Sanaa government , according to observers of the Yemeni affairs.

E.M