U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Monday that U.S. forces recently destroyed three Houthi unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
CENTCOM said the drones were launched over the Gulf of Aden from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. All of the weapons were destroyed sometime between Sunday evening and Monday evening.
CENTCOM added that U.S. forces had also destroyed three other weapons and vessels belonging to the Houthis within the past 24 hours.
“Separately, USCENTCOM forces successfully destroyed one Houthi unmanned surface vessel (USV), one Houthi unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and one Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) in the Red Sea,” the press release continued.
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A Yemeni Coast Guard vessel affiliated to the Houthi rebels patrols the sea on January 4, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)
US Central Command said the weapons “pose a clear and imminent threat to US and Coalition forces and commercial shipping in the region.”
“This reckless and dangerous action by the Iranian-backed Houthis continues to threaten regional stability and security,” the statement added.
Early Monday, a senior U.S. official confirmed that a Houthi drone expert was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq on July 30. The confirmation came after a suspected rocket attack on a base in northern Iraq injured “several” U.S. troops. Ain al-Assad Air force base.
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Houthi fighters held a rally against the US government on Thursday, January 25, 2024, near Yemen’s capital, Sanaa. (AP/Osama Abdulrahman)
“Base personnel are assessing the damage following the attack,” the official told Fox News. “We will provide an update as more information becomes available.”
Tensions between Israel and its rivals in the Middle East have been rising since a Hezbollah attack on children running on a soccer field in the Golan Heights left 12 people dead and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran. On Monday, Central Command commander Gen. Michael Eric Kurilla met with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Helgi Halevi.
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander General Michael Kurilla during a recent meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. (Israel Ministry of Defense)
“This visit to Israel is a direct and tangible expression of U.S. support for Israel,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said of the meeting. “The relationship between Israel and the United States is unshakable.”
Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin, Liz Frieden and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
