The U.S. military said it shot down four drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at U.S. and coalition warships in the Red Sea.
U.S. Central Command said in a statement Thursday that it was the second such attack in the past two days.
“For the second day in a row, between 6:00 p.m. and 10:56 p.m. (Sanaa time) on March 28, U.S. Central Command reported that four unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen were located in Yemen. “We successfully engaged and destroyed it,” he added. “These drones were engaged in self-defense operations over the Red Sea, targeting coalition and U.S. warships. There were no reports of injuries or damage to U.S. or coalition vessels.”
“It has been determined that these weapons pose an imminent threat to commercial shipping and U.S. Navy vessels in the region,” Centcom said in a statement. “These steps are taken to protect freedom of navigation and make the high seas safer and more secure for the U.S. Navy and commercial vessels.”
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People raise rifles and chant slogans during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians and Yemeni Houthi rebels in Sanaa, Yemen, March 22. (Mohammed Hammoud/Getty Images)
The day before, Centcom reported that “four long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAS) launched by Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen” were “targeting a U.S. warship and conducting self-defense operations over the Red Sea.” announced that it had been destroyed. ”
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An AF/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet is launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on February 13. The Associated Press, citing U.S. officials, reported that the jet was launched from an aircraft carrier. Last week, the Houthis attacked an underground storage facility in Yemen. (Reuters/Hamad Mohammed)
The latest action by the U.S. military comes a week after Centcom announced it had attacked three Houthi underground storage facilities in Yemen.
The extremist group has launched attacks on ships passing through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since the Israeli-Hamas war began last October, disrupting shipping in the region.
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Houthi supporters participate in a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 8. (AP/Osama Abdulrahman)
According to Centcom, “The Houthi’s illegal attack killed three sailors, sank a merchant ship legally transiting the Red Sea, disrupted humanitarian aid to Yemen, and damaged the Middle East’s economy. , causing environmental destruction.”
