Landing of Soqatra

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Several destroyers offloaded a few thousand Egyptian soldiers. The governor of Soqatra had agreed to be annexed into larger Empire after seeing the upspring of the Arab territory to the south, and not wanting to risk an invasion. Strategically, it was the gateway to the Red Sea, and the Egyptians wanted it dearly. Not to use against the Arabs, of course, as good relations with the Arabs would be essential to maintaining the grip on the Red Sea. However, the governor wasn't informed by that before the Egyptians moved in. Staffing military buildings and beginning a build up for defensive purposes, the island was to become highly modernized, industrialized, and defensible under Egyptian suzerainty.

[ooc: 1/?] Edited September 17, 2014 by Hereno

[Hereno]

The small island archipelago was relatively easy to fortify, and construction teams moved on to enacting [url=http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?/topic/124047-egypt-news-and-information-presented-by-al-jazeera/?p=3309882]Operation: Whites of Eyes[/url] in defensive positions to allow monitoring of the sea and air all around the mouth of the Red Sea. The port was to be greatly expanded as well for both commercial and military traffic, and the flag of the Jamahiriya flew outside houses of both Arabs and Africans who welcomed the multicultural state with open arms.

 

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Soon, immigrants from the politically unstable Indian region would flock to the new Ellis Island of the Muslim world, eager to work as laborers for the promise of much better lives. The Hindu population of the Jamahiriya would expand rapidly, especially with the railroad project in Africa calling for large amounts of labor. All in all, the public works projects served the Egyptian economy well, and wealth from around the world would pour into Egypt from the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and through Africa spanning all the way from South America, eventually. A multicultural haven, the Jamahiriya seemed to persons around the world as a beacon of opportunity and freedom.

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Soqatra was nearing completion, and as a result, the extensive building crews of the island were on their way out. Only a few things were left now that the main island had received heavy military fortifications. The population has swelled substantially but still remains within reason for the small archipelago. It is considered by the Egyptian government a key holding, and has also seen substantial strategic naval and aerial renovations.

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