Illustrative image. (The United States Central Command)
The United States announced on January 20 that it had carried out a sixth wave of strikes against the Houthis (Ansar Allah) in Yemen.
The strikes targeted three Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed into the Southern Red Sea and were prepared to launch the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement posted on X, previously known as Twitter.
“U.S. forces identified the missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined that they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the U.S. Navy ships in the region. U.S. forces subsequently struck and destroyed the missiles in self-defense. This action will make international waters safe and secure for U.S. Navy vessels and merchant vessels,” reads the statement.
The Yemeni Al-Masirah TV, which is run by the Houthis, said that “an American-British aggression” had targeted the area of Jabbana in the coastal province of al-Hudaydah. However, the news channel didn’t report any casualties.
Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles, launched from either a surface ship or a submarine, were used in recent strikes on Yemen, ABC News reported citing a U.S. official.
The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, began attacking merchant ships in November, saying they were responding to the Israeli war on the Palestinian Gaza. Since then, the group has launched dozens of attacks on Israel-affiliated ships passing through the Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
In response, the U.S. and its allies, including the United Kingdom, formed a naval coalition and began launching strikes on Yemen.
The last wave of strikes on Yemen came after the U.S. re-designated the Houthis as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity earlier this week.
It also came just a day after President Joe Biden said that the U.S. military actions were not deterring the Houthis from attacks in the region, but that he would continue ordering the airstrikes.
it’s fun watching usa bankrupt itself in vain with millions of tax dollars per missile to shoot at missiles that cost a fraction of the cost. all so it can support a failed land stealing genoide operation by the failed fake state of jizzrael. (lets not use name of original israel, dont want to insult the good jews)
the houthis will respond to this aggression accordingly.
that’s cool but the u.s. was not shooting down any missiles, they were the ones shooting the missiles!😝
a distraction to hide the fact the houthis managed to damage one us destroyer and their aircraft career fled from red sea.
$lumville ussa pounds sand again and again and again, like a demented child in a kitty kat litter box. three old camels are being treated for shell shock by a local vet as the fun loving houthi brothers prepare to sink some more ancient pentacon tranny filled rusty tubs. new coral reefs are on the way for local fishies.
meanwhile two britland tubs (mine sweepers, if you will) from pirate rock crashed into each other while “parking” in bahrain. apparently one limey captain was totally out of his head on purloined brake fluid and the second captain was “plugging” a cabin “boy” in ye old pirate rock tradition of “public” schoolboyz plugging public schoolboyz. brittania rues the day ..onward me hearties to the bottom of the deep …red sea… check it out on russia today…classic pirate rock insanity.
i saw the video of the crash earlier today, and i laughed all day, lol.
israel has been funding hamas with the scheme of bringing the usa into a regional war for israel so israel can control the entire region using the blood and money of americans for zionism.