In a series of incidents over several hours, the United States successfully shot down a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, destroyed three Iranian drones near a U.S. warship, and destroyed a Houthi ground control station, according to U.S. Central Command. and destroyed additional Houthi drones.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship ballistic missile at around 8:30 pm Sanaa time on Wednesday. Centcom said the missile left Yemen’s Houthi-held territory and headed for the Gulf of Aden, where it was successfully shot down by the USS Carney.
Then, at approximately 9:10 p.m., the USS Kearney engaged and shot down three nearby Iranian drones. No injuries or damage were reported in either incident.
The two attacks come as US forces have been engaged in battles with Houthi drones across the region in recent weeks.
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Guided missile destroyer USS Kearney in Souda Bay, Greece. Centcom said the Houthi targets “represent an imminent threat to commercial shipping and U.S. naval vessels in the region.” (Personnel 3rd Class Bill Dodge/U.S. Navy, via AP)
Fox previously reported that U.S. forces engaged multiple Houthi targets early Thursday, “posing an imminent threat” to U.S. forces and commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
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The U.S. military struck an Iranian-backed Houthi drone ground control station and 10 Houthi one-way drones, “posing an imminent threat to commercial shipping and U.S. naval vessels in the region,” Central Command said. Stated.
Houthi fighters hold a protest against the US government near Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday, January 25th. (AP/Osama Abdulrahman)
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The strike took place around 1:30 a.m. Sanaa time.
