U.S. forces shot down three drones and a missile fired at a destroyer within the Red Sea, in an assault claimed by Yemen’s Houthis Tuesday.
The Iran-backed Houthis have been attacking transport within the Red Sea for months, and repeated American and British strikes have to date failed to forestall them from threatening the very important commerce route.
“US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces shot down one anti-ship ballistic missile and three one-way attack unmanned aerial systems launched from Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen toward USS Carney (DDG 64) in the Red Sea,” the army command stated in an announcement.
“There are no injuries or damage to the ship,” CENTCOM stated, including that American forces later destroyed three anti-ship missiles and three naval drones in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
Houthi army spokesperson Yahya Saree stated earlier within the day that their forces had focused two U.S. destroyers within the Red Sea “with a number of naval missiles and drones.”
The Houthis “will not stop until the aggression stops and the siege imposed on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted,” Saree stated on social media.
They started attacking Red Sea transport in November, saying they have been hitting Israel-linked vessels in help of Palestinians in Gaza, which has been ravaged by the Israel-Hamas conflict.
US and UK forces responded with strikes in opposition to the Houthis, who’ve since declared American and British pursuits to be reliable targets as nicely.
Anger over Israel’s devastating marketing campaign in Gaza — which started after an unprecedented Hamas assault on October 7 — has grown throughout the Middle East, stoking violence involving Iran-backed teams in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Source: www.dailysabah.com