Over time, the Emiratis established a ring of more than half a dozen commercial ports or military bases around the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa, including a major military base at Assab, Eritrea, that was used to launch operations into Yemen.
Waqti dheeri, Emiratis waxay sameysay giraan ka badan nus-dersin dekedo ganacsi ama saldhig milatari oo ku hareereysan Gacanka Cadan iyo geeska Afrika, oo ay kujirto saldhig militari oo weyn Assab, Ereteriya, oo loo adeegsaday in lagu bilaabo hawlgallada Yemen.