u.s. navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by yemen’s houthi rebels at the warships and three american merchant vessels they were escorting through the gulf of aden. no damage or injuries were reported. u.s. central command said late sunday that the...
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The U.S. Navy’s regular patrols in the region “disrupt the transport of illicit cargo that often funds terrorism and unlawful activity.” The Navy has seized other illicit arms shipments headed for Yemen in the past, enforcing the UN’s arms embargo on the embattled country. ...
The U.S. military said it conducted airstrikes in Yemen on Monday and Tuesday, targeting Houthi operations that have been used for attacks on U.S. Navy warships and merchant vessels in the region. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on the ongoing conflicts in the ...
The attacks come as the U.S. Navy faces the most intense combat it has seen since World War II in trying to counter the Houthi campaign.
The U.S.-led campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels has turned into the most intense running sea battle the Navy has faced since World War II.
The Navy on Sunday declared two aviators dead after their jet crashed in northeast Washington on Oct. 15. 3 months ago US strikes Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen The Houthis are backed by Iran and have taken credit for attacking ships in the Red Sea over the past year in response to the ...
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The USS Laboon, a US Navy destroyer, also shot down an anti-ship cruise missile that was heading in its direction. On Saturday, the US also carried out five self-defense strikes in Yemen on three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned surface vessel and one unmanned underwater vesse...