Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credit: LUKE DRAY / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP 10:13 a.m., February 19, 2024
The army "successfully carried out five self-defense strikes against three mobile anti-ship missile systems, an autonomous submarine and a naval surface drone" on Saturday between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. local time, it said in a statement. the United States military command for the Middle East, Centcom.
The US military announced on Sunday that it had carried out new strikes the day before against missiles, a drone and a submarine of Yemen's Houthi rebels. The army "successfully carried out five self-defense strikes against three mobile anti-ship missile systems, an autonomous submarine and a naval surface drone" on Saturday between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. local time, it said in a statement. the United States Middle East military command, Centcom. "This is the first time that (the military) has detected the Houthis' use of an autonomous submarine since the attacks began on October 23,” Centcom added.
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Furthermore, the security company specializing in maritime transport Ambrey reported a new attack in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which targeted a cargo ship on Sunday. The Houthis say they are attacking ships linked according to them to Israel, of which the United States is the main military ally, claiming to support the Palestinians in Gaza.
In retaliation, US forces are striking targets in “Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen” that pose “an imminent threat to US naval vessels and merchant ships,” in Centcom’s words typically used after each strike. Supported by Iran, the bête noire of the United States, the Houthi rebels control a large part of Yemen after nearly a decade of war against the Yemeni government.