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On the night of December 12, the Norwegian Motor Tanker Strinda came under attack by an anti-ship cruise missile fired from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen while passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The US Central Command confirmed the attack, claiming that there was damage and fire broke out on board, but the crew suffered no casualties. There were no US ships nearby at the time of the attack, but USS MASON responded to Strinda’s distress call and provided some assistance.
The Norwegian commercial vessel was reportedly carrying oil and chemicals and came under attack on its way to the Suez Canal.
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Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed that the naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted an oil tanker with a missile strike.
“In support of our Palestinian people, amid their grave plight, who are currently facing death, destruction, and siege in the Gaza Strip, and in response to the calls of the free people of Yemen and the free people of our Umma, the naval forces have executed a top-tier military operation against the Norwegian ‘Strinda’ ship.”
The Norwegian-flagged ship was loaded with oil and headed to the ports of the Israeli occupation, General Saree announced in the statement.
The Yemeni Armed Forces succeeded in the past two days in enforcing the ban they had declared earlier this week without the need for military action.
The statement emphasized that the “Strinda” oil tanker was only targeted with a missile after the crew rejected all warning calls.
“The Yemeni armed forces will not hesitate to target any ship that violates the directions in previous statements,” he stressed.
The Houthis managed to achieve a strategic success in the Red Sea. The Israeli Navy was forced to transfer one Sa’ar 6-class corvette from the group which was blocking the Gaza Strip to the Red Sea.
Moreover, according to Israeli media, the change of the routes of ships from the Red Sea due to the threat of Yemeni attacks caused damage to the Israeli economy of about $ 3 billion.
On December 12, the government of Yemen, supported by Saudi Arabia, also announced that it had received an invitation from the US to participate in a military coalition aimed at ‘ensuring security in the Red Sea’. A Yemeni government was cited claiming it would join the military coalition represented by international naval forces.
could someone explain to the author of the message the difference between “strategic” and “tactical” achievements, as well as the difference between a “tiny achievement” and “victory”?
it’s actually a big middle finger to zio isreal and anglo-american military.
houthis can keep doing this without repercussions. the treasonous, israel-first, aipac-enslaved, scumbags in the us government & in the us military aren’t going to attack houthis even if they were to hit a u.s. merchant or even a u.s. navy warship simply because they don’t want to get bogged down in yemen. their priority #1 is to find a casus belli against iran even if it’s a false flag attack. that’s what bibi wants & that’s what he’ll get. remember the uss liberty
thats correct
houthis have already kicked the coalition’s asses. saudis looking for more humiliation.
yemeni exile govermnet will join us to patrol and ensure security in the sea. this clearly shows this so called muslim who cooperate zionist is just bcuz they want to fight shia who is fighting to save muslim. this hypocrite muslim have same blood of zionist when prophet and ali destroyed marhab zionist and same hypocrite muslim in battle of khayber.
indirect wrath is being inflicted on arrogant powers, slowly but surely with 100 accuracy. no where to run.
zdá sa mi to, alebo je to tak? tuším sa situácia okolo okupácie pásma gazy začína poriadne pritvrdzovať. ak to takto pôjde i ďalej, tak môžeme čakať, že nakoniec sa cieľom útoku stane aj nejaká tá us loď. uvidíme, počkáme si.
without leeching off captain america, little israel would be in dire straights
true. every israel war plane and every bomb dropped on gaza is from genocide joe ‘s team.
so begins norway’s blowback for blowing up (with usa) the nord stream gas pipes.
yes, but its a shame the yemenis, out of all people had to do it. seeing that the cowardly, incompetent, pussy russians could not do it!