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- U.S. Shoots Down Several Missiles and Drones Launched From Yemen
- Pentagon says it shot down Yemen missiles that may have been headed towards Israel
- US Conducts Strikes in Yemen as Houthi Attacks Against International Shipping Continue (CENTCOM)
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz
- Why did Yemen’s Houthis launch attack on Israel, will it help Gaza?
Sunday’s missile launch toward the American warship also marked the first U.S.-acknowledged fire by the Houthis since the U.S. and allied nations began strikes Friday on the rebels after weeks of assaults on shipping vessels in the Red Sea. The attack on the Gibraltar Eagle, later claimed by the Houthis, further escalates tensions gripping the Red Sea after American-led strikes on the rebels. The Houthis’ attacks have roiled global shipping amid Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, targeting a crucial corridor linking Asian and Mideast energy and cargo shipments to the Suez Canal onward to Europe. Thursday's incident occurred during the early evening hours (local time) when the missiles and drones were detected moving northward above the waters of the Red Sea.
U.S. Shoots Down Several Missiles and Drones Launched From Yemen
Yemen’s Houthis have taken responsibility for firing a cruise missile that landed in an open area of Israel, marking the first time a projectile launched by the Iran-backed group struck the Jewish nation. The Pentagon said it shot down missiles fired from Yemen and potentially headed towards Israel. The report came just a day after U.S. troops were attacked in Iraq and Syria, stoking fears of a regional expansion of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The Iran-Israel air conflict presents an unprecedented success story for air and missile defense and highlights the use of these defenses to save lives, protect property, and reduce pressures on policymakers. The post has been updated with the joint statement, information about US missiles and more background on the strikes against Houthi targets. The Houthi rebels have said their strikes on Red Sea ships are in response to Israel's military campaign against Hamas in Gaza.
Pentagon says it shot down Yemen missiles that may have been headed towards Israel
Previously, missiles and drones fired from Yemen had hit neighboring countries or were intercepted by air defenses. The Houthis, which control most of Yemen, have been repeatedly launching drones and missiles at ships in the Red Sea since mid-November, claiming they were supporting Israel. The strikes are separate from the retaliatory measures the United States took on Friday in Syria and Iraq, and are related to ongoing actions to defend US ships and international commercial vessels in the Red Sea, according to one administration official. Recent strikes by the US military in the Middle East make it difficult to reach a political solution in the region, Iran's foreign minister told the United Nations' special envoy for Yemen on Saturday, according to Iran's state-run news agency.
US Conducts Strikes in Yemen as Houthi Attacks Against International Shipping Continue (CENTCOM)
The U.S. Maritime Administration, under the Transportation Department, also issued a warning Monday saying there continues to be “a high degree of risk to commercial vessels” traveling near Yemen. A missile fired by Houthi rebels slammed into a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen near a key maritime chokepoint. Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed the attack in a recorded television address that aired Monday night. It’s unclear from where the Houthi militia's missiles were fired but they were headed in a northerly direction, an official said.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz
So, it appears that the Houthis have yet to fully delve into their varied arsenal of projectiles, which also includes a host of anti-ship missiles. As Israeli strikes continue to pound Gaza and kill civilians, Iran has repeatedly warned that if they don’t stop, “new fronts” could be opened in the war by the “resistance axis” – a network of political and armed groups aligned to Iran. "Because if the Houthis shoot at a U.S. ship there will be little doubt that it would have been at Tehran’s direction." Al Asad airbase in western Iraq experienced indirect fire on Thursday according to a U.S. official.
Why did Yemen’s Houthis launch attack on Israel, will it help Gaza?
The U.S. military said it had destroyed seven missiles and three drones on Monday in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen that threatened merchant ships and U.S. The strike was conducted in "self defense" against a Houthi cruise missile "prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea" at 4 a.m. The USS Gravely and USS Carney fired the land-attack cruise missiles and F/A-18 fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier were also involved, officials said. Missile Threat brings together a wide range of information and analyses relating to the proliferation of cruise and ballistic missiles around the world and the air and missile defense systems designed to defeat them. Missile Threat is a product of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
U.S., U.K. Launch Strikes Against Houthi Targets in Yemen to Protect Red Sea Shipping - Department of Defense
U.S., U.K. Launch Strikes Against Houthi Targets in Yemen to Protect Red Sea Shipping.
Posted: Sun, 04 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT [source]
Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea, saying they were avenging Israel’s offensive in Gaza against Hamas. But they have frequently targeted vessels with tenuous or no clear links to Israel, imperiling shipping in a key route for global trade between Asia, the Mideast and Europe. The attacks were the latest assaults by the rebels in their campaign against ships traveling through the Red Sea and surrounding waters, which has disrupted global trade amid Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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Tehran backs the Houthis in Yemen, Shia armed groups in Iraq, the government of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon and various Palestinian factions. The Houthis, a Shiite rebel group allied with Iran that seized Yemen’s capital in 2014, did not immediately acknowledge the attack. Satellite-tracking data analyzed by the AP showed the Eagle Gibraltar had been bound for the Suez Canal, but rapidly turned around at the time of the attack. “The ship has reported no injuries or significant damage and is continuing its journey,” Central Command said. A flurry of incidents underscored the heightened risks that the conflict between Israel and Hamas could spiral into a wider war. The risk to U.S. forces and U.S. interests in the region has increased particularly in the wake of a deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza earlier this week that inflamed regional tensions.
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On Wednesday, three drones were shot down by U.S. military forces as they neared bases in western and northern Iraq, another drone was shot down near U.S. forces in eastern Syria on Thursday. The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security. Cook said the U.S. strikes were launched from the USS Nitze, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer operating in the Gulf of Aden. But many of the attacks have been on simple cargo ships passing through the area, forcing firms to take longer and more expensive journeys through Africa.
The Houthis’ Al-Masirah satellite news channel said the strikes happened near the port city of Hodeida, but offered no assessment of their damage. Shaan Shaikh is the deputy director of the CSIS Missile Defense Project, specializing in missile proliferation, air defense, and non-state actors. For years, Western officials and a number of Arab counterparts have accused Iran of providing arms, combat training and funding for the Houthis, which it denies. Tehran, however, publicly backs the Houthi movement as a member of the axis which supports Palestinians. “In addition, the Houthis have emerged more powerful from years of air strikes by Saudi Arabia; beyond sending a message, it would be difficult for Israeli retaliation to hurt the Houthis,” he said.
US Strikes Houthi Missile Sites in Yemen - Voice of America - VOA News
US Strikes Houthi Missile Sites in Yemen.
Posted: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT [source]
Ansar Allah has organised anti-Israeli protests in Yemen and circulated propaganda from other Iranian-backed militant groups but has yet to claim any attacks in the wake of the war that Hamas instigated on 7 October. He added that the Pentagon did not take the series of attacks on U.S. bases as a reason to believe the Israel-Hamas conflict had grown to include additional Iran allies. With regional tensions continuing to rise, the U.S. has been on high alert for activity from Iranian proxy groups like the Houthis. Several armed groups aligned with Iran have vowed to target U.S. military bases in the Middle East if it intervened in an expected Israeli ground invasion of Gaza.
"U.S. Forces struck and destroyed four Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles. These missiles were prepared to launch from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and presented an imminent threat to both merchant and U.S. Navy ships in the region." While parties have taken some steps toward ending the violence, continued Houthi possession and use of long-range missiles and drones complicates prospects for restoring stability. The presence of a hostile actor on its southern flank with long-range projectiles significantly raises the stakes for Saudi Arabia, making Riyadh less willing to accept a robust Houthi role in a future Yemeni government.
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