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The United States Navy claimed that between 3 and 8 p.m. (Sanaa time), the USS Laboon (DDG 58) which was patrolling in the Southern Red Sea as part of operation prosperity guardian shot down four unmanned aerial drones originating from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen that were inbound to the USS Laboon. There were reportedly no injuries or ...
The crisis is linked to the Gaza war, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the Iran–United States proxy conflict, and the Yemeni crisis. [56] [57] [58] Since 2014, the Houthis, who oppose Yemen's internationally recognized government, have controlled a considerable swath of the country's territory along the Red Sea.
Since 12 January 2024, the United States of America and the United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, [13] have launched a series of cruise missile and airstrikes, codenamed Operation Poseidon Archer, against the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) in Yemen in response to Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. [14]
On 7 May, trade sources stated that merchant ships had been delayed weeks Yemen and in one case, following inspection and approval, a food supply ship was denied access. The food crisis increased to include over 20 million people (80% of the population) going hungry. [18] Airstrikes destroyed a mine factory and a communications center.
International reactions to the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen (2015–present) International reactions to the Yemeni revolution; Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict; Lahij insurgency; Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war; United States support for Saudi Arabian–led operations in Yemen; United Arab Emirates takeover of Socotra
Additionally, the study stated that the State Department's frequent authorization of arms sales to the Gulf states, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, exceeded the limits of AECA. [31] For years, the United States' participation in Yemen and its justification under international law have drawn criticism from legal scholars. [32]
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 15 February 2015, South Yemen separatists abducted 12 military officer in the area of Al-Habelin, Lahj. [48]On 16 February 2015, popular committees rebels raided the city of Zunjubar, Abyan governorate, expelling the local garrison of Special Security Forces.