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The US-Houthi battle/ Americans shoot down the missile fired at the warship

2024-01-15 07:49:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
The US-Houthi battle/ Americans shoot down the missile fired at the warship
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The US military has announced that it shot down a missile fired at one of its warships from a Houthi area in Yemen.

The missile fired at the USS Laboon in the Red Sea was shot down off the coast of Hudaydah by a US warplane.

No injuries or damage were reported in the Sunday afternoon incident.

The act comes after the US and UK launched strikes aimed at degrading the military capabilities of the Houthis, who have attacked Red Sea cargo ships.

The US and UK struck nearly 30 locations in Yemen on Friday, including weapons depots, logistics centers and air defense systems.

The United States followed up on Saturday with another attack on a Houthi radar site.

President Joe Biden has said he will not "hesitate to take further action to protect our people and the free flow of international trade as necessary."

Similarly, the UK says it is ready to launch further action against the Houthis.

Prominent Houthi supporter Hussain Al-Bukhaiti told the BBC on Sunday that the fighters would target US and UK warships if attacks in Yemen continued.

The Houthis are a political and military group that controls much of Yemen, including the capital. They are the main allies of Hamas and are believed to receive weapons from Iran, Israel's main enemy.

Since November 19, they have carried out at least 27 attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea, a major route for global maritime trade./ CNA





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