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US attacks 14 Yemeni Houthi missile launchers
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] The United States has confirmed an attack on Houthi missile launchers in Yemen. The corresponding statement was made by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on January 17. “Central Command forces targeted 14 Iranian-backed Houthi missiles that were ready to be launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen,” the statement said. It is clarified that the missile launchers posed a direct threat to merchant ships and US Navy ships in the region. The strikes on Houthi targets were intended to reduce their ability to continue “irresponsible attacks” on international shipping in the Red Sea, CENTCOM added. As Regnum reported, on January 17, the United States launched the fourth series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. The Houthi-owned Al Masirah television channel indicated that the attack was carried out in the provinces of Damar, Saada, Taiz, Hodeida, and Al-Bayda. Houthi targets in the Al-Qarn camp south of the city of Damar were struck at least three times. Explosions were also heard near Hodeidah airport. Information about deaths and destruction is not provided. On the same day, the command of the US Armed Forces, in a statement, confirmed the shelling of an American merchant ship off the coast of Yemen. The bulk carrier Genco Picardy suffered “some damage”, but the crew were not injured. The ship was attacked by the Houthis in the Gulf of Aden with an attack drone. More from regnum.ru Houthis say they will continue shelling American ships And the US Navy graciously accepts the challenge to be their targets. The Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) will continue to attack American military and commercial ships, said Khuzam al-Assad, a member of the Politburo of the organization ruling in northern Yemen. The day before, the United States returned the Ansar Allah movement to the lists of international terrorist organizations. “We consider our inclusion by the United States in the list of terrorist organizations as political blackmail so that we retreat from our positions,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying. According to him, the measures taken by Washington will not stop the movement, which “will continue to support the brothers in Gaza in every possible way.” As Regnum reported, on January 15, the Houthis confirmed a missile attack on a US ship in the Gulf of Aden. The military representative of the Yemeni movement, Yahya Saria, noted that the hit was direct. On January 17, the United States launched its fourth series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. The Houthi-owned Al Masirah television channel indicated that the attack was carried out in the provinces of Damar, Saada, Taiz, Hodeida, and Al-Bayda. On January 18, the Ansar Allah movement announced an attack on another American ship in the Gulf of Aden after the US and British Navy began bombing their positions. The Western coalition does not take into account the deaths of civilians in Yemen and other countries, since it then expects to rewrite history, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. According to her, this is happening because representatives of the West know that “then they will burn any history textbook, erase any tablet, demolish any monument that will testify to the facts, and write a false textbook, erect a false monument and nail a false tablet.” Yet, again more from regnum.ru US confirms the shelling of an American ship off the coast of Yemen The unified command of the US Armed Forces confirmed in a statement on the social network X the shelling of an American merchant ship off the coast of Yemen. The military clarified that the cargo ship Genco Picardy received “some damage”, but the crew was not injured. The ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden by an attack drone. “The strike was launched from Yemeni territory, which is controlled by the Houthis,” American military leaders admitted. As Regnum reported, the Iran-backed Yemeni movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) announced an attack on another American ship in the Gulf of Aden after the US and British Navy began bombing their positions. Representative of the Yemeni movement Yahya Saria stated this on the Al-Masirah TV channel. On January 15, the Houthis confirmed a missile attack on a US ship in the Gulf of Aden. The military representative of the Yemeni movement, Yahya Saria, noted that the hit was direct. All American and British ships and units participating in military aggression against Yemen are regarded as “enemy targets,” he emphasized. Posted by: badanov 2024-01-19 |
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