Houthi attacks continue in the Red Sea against ships heading to Israel despite American and British strikes (Reuters)

The Russian newspaper Izvestia confirmed that the Americans and British lack intelligence information in their campaign against the Ansar Allah Houthi group in the Red Sea, and stated that American military experts did not originally have knowledge of all the capabilities of the Houthis.

Writer Ksenia Loginova said that the same American sources announced to international media that the United States’ efforts to stop attacks from Yemen on navigation in the Red Sea are hampered by the lack of intelligence information about the Houthis’ arsenal and their full military capabilities.

Loginova added that the Pentagon does not know the extent of the damage it inflicted on the Houthis through those strikes it carried out in Yemen, as it did not previously have detailed information about the size of the Houthi arsenal.

hard mission

She added that it is possible that the Houthis are hiding their weapons very carefully using hideouts and tunnels built in the mountains.

This is in addition to the group’s keenness to take all measures to protect internal information from any leakage.

The report quoted Ted Singer, a former senior official at the US Central Intelligence Agency, as saying that obtaining information regarding Yemen has become a difficult task since Washington evacuated its embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, in 2015, following the Houthis’ control of the capital.

The report added that the Americans say they have destroyed or damaged 150 targets since January 12.

These targets include anti-ship missiles, anti-aircraft systems, communications and aerial reconnaissance systems, drones, weapons depots and command centers.

The attacks continue

But it is clear that this was not decisive, as the Houthis continue to attack targets in the Red Sea, including US Navy ships and commercial ships flying the American flag.

The Russian newspaper quoted Elena Panina - Director of the Rosstrat Institute for International Political and Economic Strategies - as confirming that the strikes launched by the Houthis have recently begun to turn into systematic strikes, and are hitting most targets.

Panina pointed out that this represents a major loss financially for the Americans and the British, as well as for their reputations.

Source: Russian press