Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
On 30 May 2024, the United States and United Kingdom conducted a joint set of airstrikes in Sanaa and Hodeidah, Yemen, killing 16 people and injuring 42. [4] [5] The United States and United Kingdom claimed that the strikes were targeting members of the Houthi rebel group; however, the Houthis claimed all those killed or injured in the strikes were civilians.
On 17 February, the United States military said it destroyed a Houthi unmanned underwater vehicle and a Houthi unmanned surface vehicle while also conducting three strikes against Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles. [84] On 20 February, a US MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down by Houthi surface-to-air missiles near Hodeidah. [9]
The Houthi movement spokesperson said that the group controlled most of the Al Jawf District with the exception of some areas close to Saudi Arabia; the areas captured by the group comprised the Khub wal Shaaf and Yatma districts. The Houthi forces then turned the offensive on the Ma'rib Governorate with the aim of attacking Ma'rib city. [20] [25]
The Houthis said their missile attacks are part of a broader campaign to express solidarity with the people of Gaza and Lebanon. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] This was the second major Israeli retaliatory strike against the Houthis since Operation Outstretched Arm on 20 July 2024, which saw Israeli aircraft attacking the Al Hudaydah port.
Red Sea crisis Part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present), and the Yemeni crisis Map of Houthi activity near the Yemeni coast: Houthi-controlled Yemen (SPC) Government of Yemen (PLC) Houthi attacks (red) and hijackings (blue) Date 19 October 2023 – present (1 year, 2 months and 5 days) Location Red Sea, Gulf of Aden (esp. Bab-el-Mandeb), Arabian Sea ...
The abandoned Rubymar that was struck by a Houthi anti-ship missile sinks. [16] The Italian Navy destroyer Caio Duilio shoots down a Houthi drone in self-defence while in the Red Sea. [17] 6 March – The Barbados flagged bulk carrier M/V True Confidence is hit by a Houthi ballistic missile in the Red Sea, killing two crewmen and wounding six ...
[117] [118] Houthi forces also captured several Sudanese soldiers, prompting Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam to urge the Government of Sudan to withdraw the troops. [119] [120] Houthi Information Minister Abdul Salam Ali Jaber defected to Saudi Arabia, stating during a press conference that he was "forced to work with the coup-led government".
The UAEAF also bombed the position from which the missile was believed to have been fired. [6] The United Arab Emirates declared a three-day period of mourning with the UAE flag flying at half-mast in honor of the soldiers killed in Yemen, [7] the deadliest episode in UAE army history. [1]