6 March 2024
Yemen’s Houthi group announced Tuesday that they carried out a military operation in the Red Sea against US warships, reports Anadolu Agency.
“Yemen’s armed forces targeted two US warships with missiles and drones,” Yahya Saree, the group’s military spokesperson, said in a statement, without providing further details.
According to the Anadolu report, there has been no immediate comment from the US on the statement.
The Houthis have been targeting Israeli-owned or operated cargo ships in the Red Sea carrying goods to and from Israel in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, which has been under a destructive Israeli war supported by the US since Oct. 7 last year.
Since Jan. 12, the US and UK have been launching airstrikes targeting Houthi sites in Yemen in response to their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, which is occasionally met with responses from the group.
The Houthis have declared that they consider all American and British ships military targets.
The Red Sea is one of the world’s most frequently used sea routes for oil and fuel shipments.
