Washington: The United States has lost seven multi-million-dollar MQ-9 Reaper drones in the Yemen area since March 15, a US official said Monday, as the Navy announced a costly warplane fell off an aircraft carrier into the Red Sea. Washington launched the latest round of its air campaign against Yemen’s Huthis in mid-March, and MQ-9s…
Washington: US forces on Friday hit 15 targets in Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the US military said. Four provinces were struck, the Iran-backed rebels’ Al Masirah television network reported. The United States and Britain have repeatedly carried out strikes aimed at curbing the Huthis’ ability to target shipping, but the rebels’ attacks on merchant vessels…
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said on Sunday it was striking several Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, including power stations and a seaport, using dozens of aircraft. The strikes came a day after the Iran-backed rebel group said it targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport with a missile. “In a large-scale air operation today, dozens of Air…
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen KORSOR, Denmark (Reuters) – A Danish frigate deployed to the Red Sea as part of a U.S.-led operation suffered malfunctioning of its weapon systems when attacked by drones operated by Houthi militants last month, the captain said on Thursday as the ship arrived in Denmark. The failure, which until Thursday had only…
CAIRO: US, French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen‘s Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Singapore-flagged Propel Fortune and US destroyers in the region. The group’s spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech on Saturday they had targeted the cargo vessel and “a…
Houthi naval forces used missiles to target “two American ships in the Gulf of Aden. Sanaa: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Monday said they targeted two American ships in the Gulf of Aden, after maritime agencies reported a US-owned vessel was attacked twice in those waters. Houthi naval forces used missiles to target “two American…
WASHINGTON: The United States conducted five self-defense strikes in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, US Central Command said on Sunday. It said it struck three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel and one unmanned surface vessel on Saturday. “This is the first observed Houthi employment of a UUV since…
DUBAI: The leader of Yemen‘s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday that the group will further escalate if the Israeli attack on Gaza does not stop. The Houthis, who control Yemen’s capital and most populous areas, have attacked international shipping in the Red Sea since November in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians, drawing US…
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they attacked a U.S. Navy mobile base at sea on January 29 without offering evidence, something immediately rejected by an American defence official. Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed the group fired a missile at the USS Lewis B….
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden discussed developments in Israel and Gaza with Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call on Friday, the White House said, as the Israeli military continued a major advance in the southern Gaza Strip. No further details were immediately disclosed, but the White House said it would…
