U.S. Central Command said Friday that Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile at the aircraft carrier Khany in the Gulf of Aden.
Centcom said the projectile was “successfully shot down” by an American destroyer and there were no reports of injuries.
USS Carney sailing through the Suez Canal on October 18, 2023. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau/Reuters)
The attack was the 37th attack by the Houthis on commercial ships and US naval vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November 19.
In recent weeks, actions by Yemeni terrorist groups have disrupted maritime traffic, and the U.S. military has responded with strikes.
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“At approximately 1:30 p.m. (Sanaa time) on January 26, Iranian-backed Houthi militants launched an anti-ship attack on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Kearney (DDG 64) from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. “One ballistic missile was launched in the Gulf of Aden,” CENTCOM said in a statement published in X.
This is a developing story. Please check back for the latest information.
FOX News' Liz Frieden contributed to this report.
