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U.S. forces shot down 10 drones and a missile launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen, attacked a control station in that country and destroyed three Iranian drones, its military said Wednesday.
The Houthi rebels began launching attacks on shipping traffic in the Red Sea in November, theoretically only against ships linked to Israel in response to the war in the Gaza Strip.
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American and British forces responded with bombings against Houthi positions in Yemen, which has led these rebels to declare the interests of these two countries as targets.
The United States Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement that its forces had attacked on Thursday morning in Yemen, a "Houthi ground control drone station and 10 one-way drones" that "presented an
imminent threat to merchant vessels." and US Navy ships
in the region.
The same organization had previously announced that the USS Carney warship had shot down an
anti-ship ballistic missile fired by the Houthis and three Iranian drones
in less than an
hour apart.
Centcom did not specify whether the downed Iranian drones were attack or surveillance drones.
US forces on Wednesday also destroyed a surface-to-air missile "prepared for launch" in "Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen," Centcom had said.
Despite the actions of Washington and its allies, the Houthi rebels continue their
attacks in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
that have decimated global maritime traffic.
Early Thursday in Yemen, the maritime security company Ambrey reported that
a merchant ship was hit off the coast
of that country by a missile.
"The ship reported
an explosion" on board.
The Houthis also claimed responsibility for
launching multiple missiles
at the
US destroyer USS Gravely.
Centcom had reported that that ship had neutralized a missile launched "from areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthis towards the Red Sea."