Houthi
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US Navy ships and aircraft shot down 15 uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAVs) fired by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea area early on Saturday, according to officials. The military was responding to a large-scale attack by “Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists” launched into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden between 4am and 6.30am on Saturday, US…
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Finland will send seven soldiers to participate in crisis management operations in the Red Sea, its prime minister’s office has said. A maximum of five of the soldiers will take part in a European Union’s Naval Force operation. The other two will participate in the US-led military operation called Prosperity Guardian. “The soldiers work in…
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The US has conducted a number of a “self-defence strikes” against Houthi targets in Yemen. Four mobile Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles and one unmanned aerial vehicle were targeted, US Central Command said. Forces also shot down three drones launched towards the Gulf of Aden from areas controlled by the Iranian-backed militant group. “These actions are taken…
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Two people are dead after a Houthi attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden, the British embassy in Yemen has confirmed. They are the first people to die in Houthi attacks on shipping. “At least two innocent sailors have died,” a statement read. “This was the sad but inevitable consequence of the Houthis…
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A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a ship in the Gulf of Aden has caused “fatalities”, two US officials have told Associated Press. Another shipping source told Reuters news agency that three sailors were missing and four others were badly burned. The Barbados-flagged True Confidence is no longer under the command of the…
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Palestinians shot at by Israeli forces while waiting for aid – report A report suggests at least 50 Palestinians have been killed after they were shot at by Israeli forces while they waited for food aid in Gaza. The attacks hit a crowd of people waiting for food aid deliveries early this morning in Gaza…
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Houthis attacked ship bound for Iran, authorities say We’ve more detail to bring you news on the claim by Yemen’s Houthis this morning that they attacked a “US-flagged ship” in the Red Sea. Authorities said the Star Iris – a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-operated carrier – was targeted while bound for a port in Iran –…
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The US conducted seven strikes against 11 Houthi sea drones and missiles in Yemen late last night, the military says. The “self-defence” operation targeted four unmanned surface vessels and seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea, according to Central Command. It said they presented “an imminent threat to…
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In Yemen’s capital city, large groups of Houthi tribesmen have gathered in a show of defiance after the latest round of UK and US airstrikes. The Houthi movement in Yemen has launched repeated missile and drone attacks on Israel and shipping vessels in the Red Sea. The Houthis are part of an Iran-aligned regional alliance,…
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Shipping group CMA CGM has become the latest to suspend transit of its vessels through the Red Sea due to security concerns, according to a source quoted by news agency Reuters. Crossings by its vessels of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in and out of the Red Sea will be halted until further notice, the source familiar…
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We have been reporting this week that the United States is preparing its response to a drone attack on a military base in Jordan which killed three US service members and injured at least 40 others on Sunday. The US has blamed the attack on Iran-backed militants and has warned of retaliation. In a news…
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As we’ve been reporting, three American troops were killed and 34 were injured in a drone attack in Jordan yesterday. Those killed in the attack were sleeping in a tent at a place called Tower 22 in northeast Jordan, near the Syria border, and some of those injured are being evacuated from the country. US…
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US official denies Houthi attack on American warship A short time ago, we reported on Houthi claims that the rebels had attacked a US navy warship with a rocket (see 6.49am post). The group claimed it had fired at the USS Lewis B Puller yesterday. A US defence official has now told the Associated Press news agency that…
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The Ministry of Defence has said the crew of HMS Diamond had to once again shoot down a Houthi attack drone that targeted the ship. In its statement, it said the vessel “destroyed a drone targeting her”, with “no injuries or damage” sustained to the Diamond or her crew. “These intolerable and illegal attacks are…
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MEZIESBLOG now reports the key part of ICJ proceedings on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Judge Donaghue says: “Having considered the terms of the provisional measures requested by South Africa and the circumstances of the case, the court finds that the measures indicated need not be identical to those requested. The court considers that with regard…
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It’s not surprising the British and Americans have had another go at striking the Houthis in Yemen. But it’s just not necessarily all that clever. Allied naval vessels have been threatened, the argument goes in London and Washington, the commercial shipping of other countries hit or hijacked. It is essential something is done about it,…
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