Editing Assab (section)

===21st century===
In 2008, following a border dispute with neighbouring [[Djibouti]] and consequently an unsafe border between the countries, which saw forces from [[Qatar]] acting as mediators in a buffer zone, the role of Assab diminished further.

Beginning in 2015, the [[United Arab Emirates]] built a port and expanded an airstrip in Assab using the facility as a base to support the [[Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-18 |title=UAE dismantles Eritrea base as it pulls back after Yemen war |url=https://www.apnews.com/article/eritrea-dubai-only-on-ap-united-arab-emirates-east-africa-088f41c7d54d6a397398b2a825f5e45a |access-date= |website=AP News |language=en-US}}</ref>

During the [[Tigray War]], the [[Tigray People's Liberation Front]] (TPLF) accused Ethiopia of deploying drones from a military base in Assab belonging to the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paravicini |first1=Giulia |title=In escalation of Ethiopia war, Tigray leader says his forces fired rockets at Eritrea |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/in-escalation-of-ethiopia-war-tigray-leader-says-his-forces-fired-rockets-at-eritrea-idUSKBN27V05M |date=November 14, 2020}}</ref>