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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, 3 months and 4 days) Location Red Sea, Gulf of Aden (esp. Bab-el-Mandeb), Arabian Sea ...
(Reuters) - The Iran-aligned Houthis of Yemen are playing an escalating role in the conflict in the Middle East, attacking shipping in the Red Sea and firing drones and missiles at Israel in a ...
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are stepping up their strikes on ships in the Red Sea, which they say are revenge against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza.
August 2024 oil spill caused by attacks on the tanker Sounion; Location: Red Sea, "77 nautical miles to the West of Al Hudaydah": Coordinates: 1]: Date: 22 August 2024: Cause; Cause: Destruction of the oil tanker Sounion by Houthi militants: Operator: Delta Tankers: Spill characteristics; Volume: Up to 150,000 tons (~1 million barrels) of petroleum: The attacks on the MT Sounion refers to ...
When U.S. and U.K. warships and aircraft launched waves of missiles at Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen early Friday in Sanaa, it capped weeks of warnings to the group to cease their drone ...
Operation Aspides, also known as EUNAVFOR Aspides, is an EU military operation in response to Houthi engagements with international shipping in the Red Sea. [3] Named after the Greek word for shields (greek: Ασπίδες), Operation Aspides—unlike the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian—is a "purely defensive" mission to increase maritime surveillance in the region, provide escort to ...
The day of the UNSC resolution, the Houthis launched their largest-ever barrage of 18–24 attack drones and missiles at international ships and warships in the Red Sea. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] In response, on 12 January, the coalition launched its first airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, to which the Houthis have pledged to retaliate.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have escalated attacks on ships passing through the Red Sea during the Israel-Hamas war, raising concerns about the impact on the flow of oil, grain and consumer goods ...