US shoots down 21 Houthi drones and missiles in Red Sea, largest attack on ships

U.S it’s him UK Last night, they shot down 21 drones and planes launched by Shiite Houthi rebels from Yemen against him Red Seathe biggest attack since the insurgents carried out the offensive against ships linked to the IsraelUS Central Command reported today.

“On January 9, at approximately 9:15 pm local time (6:15 pm GMT), the Houthis supported by Iran launched a complex attack by unmanned one-way strike aircraft designed by Willanti-ship cruise missiles and an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen towards the south of Red Seatowards international maritime routes where dozens of merchant ships transited,” he said in a statement.

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Both drives you deployed U.S like him UKboth part of the naval coalition created last month and led by washingtonthey shot down a total of 18 drones, two cruise missiles and one Ballistic missile.

This attack, the 26th by the rebels against the commercial maritime routes of the Red Sea, through which around 15% of world trade has passed since 19 November, did not cause injuries or damage to shipsis noted in the note.

Until now, the Houthis They did not react to this information.

The United States recalled in the statement that on January 3, fourteen countries, including U.Sissued a joint statement stating that “O Houthis They will take responsibility for the consequences if they continue threatening livesthe global economy or the free flow of trade in the region’s critical waterways.”

This new incident occurs during the visit of the American Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenfor Middle East in order to seek support to prevent the expansion of the war in Gaza stripamid increasing Houthi attacks against commercial vessels linked to Israel.

Source: Elcomercio

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