US Navy The undeclared missile war between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the United States Navy has made one thing irrefutably clear: the tens of billions of dollars the service has poured into protecting its warships has paid off. The U.S. is allied with most countries in the...
Britain is reportedly considering airstrikes on Houthi rebels after the US Navy sank three boats that had been targeting a container ship in the Red Sea. Defence SecretaryGrant Shappssaid the government would not hesitate to take "direct action" to prevent further attacks on ...
The attacks come as theU.S. Navy faces the most intense combat it has seen since World War IIin trying to counter the Houthi campaign — attacks the rebels say are meant to halt theIsrael-Hamas warin the Gaza Strip. However, the Iranian-backed rebel assaults often see the Houthis targe...
Beasley said the Houthi rebels have repeatedly refused to allow the WFP to operate independently, which is a necessary condition to ensure that aid reaches the people in real need. "No matter where we operate, we must be able to operate independently so that we can identify and verify those ...
backed Houthi rebelsagainst a Saudi-led military coalition. Western nations and U.N. experts repeatedly have accused Iran of smuggling illicit weapons and technology into Yemen over the years, fueling the civil war and enabling the Houthis to fire missiles and drones into neighboring Saudi Arabia....
The assault apparently targeted the USS Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that has been involved in the American campaign against the rebels.
The U.S. military on Wednesday said it had conducted several days of strikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The strikes included U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy aircraft, including the Navy’s F-35C stealth fighter jet. Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] ...
The American and British forces reported that a Royal Navy destroyer shot down another drone that was aimed at commercial vessels, while a U.S. warship, on Saturday, took down 14 alleged attack drones over the Red Sea. As the Israel-Hamas conflict threatens to escalate, Houthi rebels in Yem...
The Houthis have been a key component of Iran's self-described “Axis of Resistance" during the Mideast wars that includes Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hamas and other militant groups. Since Houthis seized the country’s north and its capital of Sanaa in 2014, the rebels have shot down MQ-9...
Analysis: How the US and UK launched Houthi strikes Analysis: 'Immense effort behind the scenes': What it's like to fly fighter jet missions Explainer: Who are the Houthis? Meanwhile, two US Navy sailors have been reported missing at sea while conducting operations off the coast of Somal...