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The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on March 29 that the Iranian-backed Houthis (Ansar Allah) launched four suicide drones at a coalition vessel and a U.S. warship in the Red Sea a day earlier.
The Houthi drones were engaged in “self defense,” the command said in a statement, without reporting any injuries or damage.
“It was determined these weapons presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the U.S. Navy ships in the region,” CENTCOM said. “These actions are taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for the U.S. Navy and merchant vessels.”
The Houthis have attacked dozens vessels affiliated with Israel or owned by the U.S. and the United Kingdom in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since last November in response to the Israeli war and siege on Gaza. In an attempt to deter the group, the American and British militaries have been bombing Yemen since January.
CENTCOM’s latest announcement came just a day after Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthis, mocked the U.S. and the UK for their failures to stop attacks from Yemen.
“The Americans and British have gotten themselves into trouble with the Israeli regime in the Red Sea, despite the rising prices of goods, shipping, and insurance they are incurring,” the Yemeni leader said.
“They are still in a military confrontation with a part of our armed forces, so they can imagine the situation they would be in were they to be involved in any ground attack that involves hundreds of thousands of [Yemeni] heroes,” he added.
Al-Houthi went on to note that the U.S. has failed to deter his group despite launching some 13 attacks against Yemen so far.
The repeated attacks on Yemen, “will only contribute, unintentionally, to the development of [Yemen’s] military capabilities,” the leader explained.
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more proof anglos–inferior immoral impotent species
interesting to see when swarms of drones will engage these navy ships or carriers combined with a missile attack. we will likely see a modern day battle of midway. what an amazing time to be alive.
juda must perish
exactly ! judaism is sataism – it’s even the highest form of satanism – and therefore needs to be eradicated from the face of the earth !!! no peace on earth possible, as long as these hook-nosed scum is allowed here on earth.
the rabbit hole goes far more deeper than just satanism.
the oppressor never understand, so we never stop!!!