Red Sea: fifteen drones fired by the Houthis shot down by American and allied forces

2024-03-09T09:17:28.998Z

Highlights: Red Sea: fifteen drones fired by the Houthis shot down by American and allied forces. The “ large-scale ” attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels occurred before dawn in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It is one of the rebels' largest attacks since they began a campaign of drone and missile strikes against ships transiting the Red sea in November 2023. Since January, the United States and the United Kingdom have also launched repeated strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.

Fifteen drones fired by the Yemeni Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden were shot down by American and allied forces, the Command…

Red Sea: fifteen drones fired by the Houthis shot down by American and allied forces

Fifteen drones fired by the Yemeni Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden were shot down by American and allied forces, the American Military Command for the Middle East said on Saturday March 9. Orient (Centcom).

A protester brandishes a replica of a missile during a march in support of the Houthis on March 8, 2024 in Sanaa.

AFP - MOHAMMED HUWAIS

By: RFI with AFP

The “ large-scale

” attack

by Yemeni Houthi rebels occurred before dawn in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the US Middle East Military Command (Centcom) said on Saturday March 9 2024. It is one of the rebels' largest attacks since they began a campaign of drone and missile strikes against ships transiting the Red Sea, vital for trade, in November 2023. worldwide, as a sign of solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip where Israel has been at war against the Islamist movement Hamas since October 7.

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Imminent threat
”

Centcom and coalition forces deemed these drones to pose “

an imminent threat to merchant ships, U.S. Navy, and coalition ships in the region

.”

As a result, “

the ships and aircraft of the US Navy, as well as several ships and aircraft of the coalition navy, shot down fifteen

” of the drones fired by the Houthis, added the US command in a message published on the network social X. “

These initiatives are taken to protect freedom of navigation and to make international waters safer

,” he stressed.

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In December 2023, the

United States

announced a maritime security initiative aimed at protecting ships in the Red Sea against Houthi attacks, which forced commercial ships to divert from this route through which 12% normally transit. of world trade.

The following January 9, American and British forces shot down 18 drones and three missiles fired by Yemeni rebels towards ships in the Red Sea, the American army said at the time.

Since January, the United States and the United Kingdom have also launched repeated strikes on Houthi targets in

Yemen

, but the rebels have continued their attacks.

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