US warship shoots down drone, missile fired by Yemen’s Huthis
SpaceWar.com reports: “An American warship shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile fired Thursday by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the US military said. The Huthis have repeatedly targeted vessels in the vital Red […]
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SpaceWar.com reports: “An American warship shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile fired Thursday by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the US military said.
The Huthis have repeatedly targeted vessels in the vital Red Sea shipping lane with strikes they say are in support of Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel is battling militant group Hamas.
‘The USS Mason (DDG 87) shot down one drone and one anti-ship ballistic missile in the Southern Red Sea that were fired by the Huthis,’ US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, referring to a guided-missile destroyer.
‘There was no damage to any of the 18 ships in the area or reported injuries,’ CENTCOM said, adding that it was the 22nd attempted attack on international shipping by the Huthis since mid-October.
The attacks are endangering a transit route that carries up to 12 percent of global trade, prompting the United States to set up a multinational naval task force earlier this month to protect Red Sea shipping…”
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