The coalition forces announce the interception and destruction of an IED boat launched by the Houthi militia from Hodeidah Governorate
The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition, the "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," announced the interception and destruction of a remote-controlled booby trapped boat launched by the terrorist Houthi militia from Hodeidah Governorate.
Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the coalition forces, "the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" - said in a statement broadcast by the Saudi Press Agency, "SPA" - that the coalition naval forces monitored yesterday evening an attempt by the terrorist Houthi militia to carry out hostile and terrorist action in the south of the Red Sea using an explosive and droned boat. From a distance, it was launched by the terrorist Houthi militia from Hodeidah Governorate.
He added that the booby-trapped boat, which represents a threat to regional and international security, shipping routes and global trade, was destroyed, indicating that the terrorist Houthi militia is taking Hodeidah governorate as a place to launch ballistic missiles, drones, and booby-trapped and remotely piloted boats, as well as randomly deploying marine mines, in a clear and explicit violation. To international humanitarian law and the provisions of the "Stockholm" ceasefire agreement in Hodeidah.
Colonel Al-Maliki stressed that the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition continues to implement strict and deterrent measures against this terrorist militia and to neutralize and destroy such capabilities that threaten regional and international security.