“There were no reports of damage or injuries” as a result of these incidents, assured the joint command of the US armed forces responsible for the Middle East region (CENTCOM, “central command”).
The US military said it shot down a remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle launched by Yemen’s Houthis into the Red Sea on Saturday, adding that another was believed to have crashed in the water.
“There were no reports of damage or injuries” as a result of these incidents, assured the joint command of the US armed forces responsible for the Middle East region (CENTCOM, “central command”).
Also, US forces destroyed five remotely piloted unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Yemeni territory, “in self-defense,” CENTCOM added.
Yemeni rebels, close to Iran, have been launching attacks against ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since mid-November, sea routes of major importance for world trade. They say they are targeting ships they say are linked to Israel and its allies, particularly the US and Britain, in a show of support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, an enclave that has been bombarded and besieged by the Israeli military since October 7.
The attacks forced major shipping companies to suspend their ships in the strategically important region, through which 12% to 15% of world trade passed before the war.
Although, to counter the Houthis, the US, Israel’s main ally, formed a multinational coalition in December to “protect” freedom of navigation; although this month the European Union deployed its own naval force, the Shields mission; and although the US and British armed forces have repeatedly bombed Houthi positions since January, the rebels not only do not stop, they say they will escalate the attacks.
Source :Skai
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