Earlier in the day, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in an updated advisory posted on the social media platform X that the crew of the attacked vessel, which it didn't identify, had abandoned the vessel, adding that "military authorities" rushed to the scene to assist. The Brit...
"We attacked the U.S. True Confidence ship in the Gulf of Aden, with a number of appropriate marine missiles and the hit was accurate, causing fire on the ship," Yahya Sarea, spokesperson of the group, said in the statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. "The attack came af...
However, US and UK warships have begun attacking Houthi locations in Yemen to dissuade further attacks. Iran, a country that backs the Houthis, has also deployed a spy ship close to the Red Sea, and a French warship is also active in the area. Varyag and Marshal Shaposhnikov were among...
US and UK strike Houthi sites in Yemen amid surge in Red Sea attacks on ships Rebel group attacking commercial and military ships in Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in solidarity with Palestinians in Israel’s war Sun Feb 25 2024 - 19:05 Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted Israeli and US ships...
"The UK and our allies will continue to take the action necessary to save lives and protect freedom of navigation," Shapps wrote. Houthi militants, who occupy vast swaths of Yemen, have since November launched dozens of attacks on ships in the Red Sea in a show of solidarity with the mi...
The group has further said that it won’t be backing down from hitting the vessels until Israel decides to stop fighting. The Houthis have withstood multiple series of airstrikes from the forces of the UK and the US on their positions in Yemen. The shipping assaults have, by now, result...
Al-Houthi also said his group has been effective at blocking Red Sea traffic and claimed that they have targeted 54 ships so far. While the Houthis have attacked commercial shipping and U.S. assets before, they have never done so on this scale. ...
Explainer: The military firepower the UK and US have at their disposal in the Gulf Analysis: Strikes on Yemen could trigger regional war Analysis: US and UK bombing the world's poorest nation is risky and optically awkward The Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa and much of the west ...
On Thursday, the Houthis also launched a missile attack on what they described as a British commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden. The Houthi group has vowed to continue launching missile attacks on Israel-linked vessels, as well as U.S. and British ships, in a move to show its solidari...
Also on Saturday, the U.S. military conducted strikes against six Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles to be launched against ships in the Red Sea. On Friday, U.S. forces shot down several Houthi drones over the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.■...