Friends of South Yemen

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Creation of South Yemeni army commemorated

South Yemenis commemorated the creation of the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) army on September 2nd 1970. The army was trained by the Soviet Union providing the armed forces with an operational edge over North Yemen.

(FOSY would like to thank Ahmed Muthana for the historic photos).

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen army 1

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen army 2

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen army 3

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen army 4

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen army 5

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen army 6

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen army 7

2nd September 2020