Red Sea
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The United States will keep attacking Yemen’s Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, the US defence secretary said on Sunday (Mar 16), as the Iran-aligned group signalled it could escalate in response to deadly US strikes the day before. The airstrikes, which the Houthi-run health ministry said killed at least 53 people, are the biggest…
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Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.…
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The United Nations raised alarms Wednesday over the alarming global uptick in incidents where humanitarian aid for children is being obstructed, warning of dire consequences for the most vulnerable. During a briefing of the UN Security Council on children and armed conflict, Virginia Gamba, the secretary-general’s special representative for children and armed conflict, brought to…
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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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This is a photo of the vessel belonging to Spain’s Open Arms aid group that will make a pilot voyage this weekend to test a sea corridor for delivering aid to Gaza. Open Arms founder Oscar Camps said the ship is expected to depart on Saturday and will take two or three days to arrive…
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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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An international affairs editor has offered his immediate thoughts on the deaths of two sailors in a Houthi missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden. “This is a significant and grave development,” he says. “The Houthis have been attacking shipping for some months now, but this is the first time that…
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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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Yemen’s Houthi group reported fresh US-British airstrikes in the northern province of Saada on Monday. The Houthi-run Al-Masirah television said three strikes targeted Yasnam area in Baqim district in Saada. There were no reports yet of casualties or damage. The airstrikes came shortly after the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported an attack on a…
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The IDF has said its strike on southern Lebanon yesterday killed Ali Muhammad Aldbas, commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Forces. His deputy, Ibrahim Issa, was also killed in the attack on Nabatieh, Israel said this afternoon. Hezbollah Military Media has shared what they claim are pictures of the men online According to the IDF: “Aldbas was…
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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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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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Denmark has dispatched a warship to join a US-led coalition in the Red Sea to combat the Houthis. Ships are facing regular attacks by the rebel group in the Red Sea. The Yemen-based, Iran-backed Houthis say they are targeting any and all ships they believe are linked, operated, owned, flagged or travelling to or from…
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EARLIER, Rishi Sunak said the UK would not hesitate to launch further airstrikes against the Houthis if attacks on shipping continued. It came after the UK and US launched a second round of strikes on the group. Media professional Dominic Waghorn says there are a “number of problems here for the British and Americans. The first…
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MEZIESBLOG has heard from Rishi Sunak today as he defended the joint US-UK airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen overnight, saying Britain “cannot stand by” in the face of the group’s actions. This line of thinking was disputed by journalist and filmmaker Dr Myriam Francois during The World with Yalda Hakim, a new foreign affairs show…
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper has warned “things may get more sticky before they get better” in the Red Sea. His comment comes hours after the UK launched joint strikes with the US on Houthi targets in Yemen – for the second time this month. At a Conservative Home conference in London, the minister said he…
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