Illustrative image. (The United States Central Command)
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on September 25 that its forces shot down a drone of the Yemeni Houthis (Ansar Allah) over the Red Sea a day earlier.
The drone “presented an imminent threat to U.S. and coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region,” the command said in a statement, adding that its forces took action “to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S., coalition, and merchant vessels.”
The CENTCOM didn’t provide any additional details about the Houthi drone, or clarify where exactly it was shot down by its forces.
The announcement came right after reports revealed that the Big Horn, a Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler of the U.S. Navy, had run aground off the coast of Oman partially flooding the ship and damaging the rudder. The CENTCOM has not yet provided any details on the incident which took place in its area of responsibility.
Since November, the Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have attacked dozens of vessels affiliated with Israel or owned by the U.S. and the United Kingdom in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea in response to the Israeli war on the Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip.
The group also launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel and shot down at least nine American-made combat drones over Yemen and nearby waters.
The U.S. and the UK have carried out hundreds of strikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen since January. Israel also launched an attack against the Red Sea port of al-Hodeidah last July after a deadly Houthi drone strike on the city of Tel Aviv.
The strikes on Yemen have so far claimed the lives of more than 50 people, including civilians, and left over 200 others wounded. Nevertheless, they failed to deter the Houthis or degrade their military capabilities.
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is that how their loosing reapers, stupid yanks shooting them down
“nevertheless, they failed to deter the houthis or degrade their military capabilities.”
southfront always says that. just goes to show how blatant propaganda lies can be.
biden/harris has even started a war with the houthis with their indiscriminate support of zionist murders of women and children.
get real irans backed by biden. imo and others 1ho would know more than you