Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Attacks on US, British Ships
February 6, 2024 Hour: 7:17 am
On Tuesday, Yemen’s armed Houthi group claimed responsibility for launching attacks against U.S. and British vessels in the Red Sea.
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“We carried out two military operations in the Red Sea, the first targeting an U.S. ship (Star Nasia) and the other targeting a British vessel (Morning Tide). Both ships were targeted with appropriate naval missiles, and the hits were accurate and direct,” Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said.
“We will carry out more attacks against all hostile U.S. and British targets in the Red and Arabian Sea,” he said, claiming their attacks came in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
Hours earlier, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization said it received a report of a projectile attack targeting a British vessel off Yemen’s Houthi-held Hodeidah port city. The attack incurred slight damage to the vessel’s bridge windows.
Several incidents in the Red Sea today. So far, US-UK strikes aren’t stopping the Houthis.https://t.co/oODxYJYYrj
— Tzvi Joffre (@TzviJoffre)
February 6, 2024
On Monday, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted a strike against two Houthi explosive uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs). Its forces identified the explosive USVs in the Houthi-controlled areas and determined they presented an imminent threat to U.S. Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region.
The CENTCOM’s forces also conducted a strike on Sunday against four Houthi land-attack cruise missiles after the Houthis prepared them to launch against ships in the Red Sea.
The Houthis have escalated their drone and missile attacks against U.S. and British navy ships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since mid-November 2023.
In response, the U.S. and Britain launched dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on Houthi targets in an attempt to deter the group from attacking the shipping vessels in the international waters. The Houthis said the airstrikes would not stop them, vowing to launch more attacks.
#FromTheSouth News Bits | The Houthi movement in Yemen confirmed that they attacked a United States Military vessel in the Gulf of Aden, in defense of the Palestinian people. pic.twitter.com/svBsii52vW
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish)
January 30, 2024
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Autor: teleSUR/ JF
Fuente: Xinhua
