The U.S. military shot down a Houthi drone over the Crimson Sea and destroyed one other one on Yemeni soil.
U.S. Central Command says the Iranian-backed group “launched two unmanned Aerial automobiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen towards the Crimson Sea” on Saturday morning earlier than its forces “successfully engaged and destroyed one UAV,” whereas the opposite is “presumed to have crashed into the Red Sea.”
“There were no reports of damage or injuries from ships in the vicinity,” CENTCOM mentioned, including that it additionally “destroyed five unmanned surface vessels and one UAV in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen in self-defense” later Saturday night time.
“It was determined these weapons presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region,” in line with CENTCOM. “These actions are taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy and merchant vessels.”
TANKER CREW REPORTEDLY UNHARMED AFTER ATTACK BY YEMEN’S HOUTHI REBELS IN THE RED SEA
Houthi supporters attend a rally, in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 8.
The strikes come because the Houthis launched a suspected assault Sunday within the Gulf of Aden, with an explosive detonating close to a ship, the Related Press reported.
The British navy’s United Kingdom Maritime Commerce Operations (UKMTO) heart mentioned the vessel’s crew noticed the blast because it handed off the coast of Aden, the port metropolis in southern Yemen dwelling to the nation’s exiled authorities. UKMTO mentioned there have been no experiences of injury to the ship or accidents.
YEMEN’S HOUTHIS HAVE A HYPERSONIC MISSILE, REPORT CLAIMS
Protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, rally on the primary Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan, to indicate continued help to the Palestinians within the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 15. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
U.S. Central Command mentioned on Friday that the Houthis additionally “fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Red Sea.”
These launches got here a day after Russian state media reported that the Houthis have a brand new, hypersonic missile of their arsenal.
The British-registered cargo ship Rubymar is seen sinking on March 3 after it was focused by Yemen’s Houthi forces whereas touring within the Crimson Sea. ( Al-Joumhouriah channel through Getty Photos)
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“The group’s missile forces have successfully tested a missile that is capable of reaching speeds of up to Mach 8 and runs on solid fuel,” a navy official near the Houthis claimed, in line with a report from the RIA Novosti information company.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
