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US military says it destroyed Houthi drone that threatened ships off Yemen’s coast
2024-07-30
[IsraelTimes] US Central Command (CENTCOM) says its forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
uncrewed aerial vehicle in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
in the past 24 hours.

"It was determined this weapon presented an imminent threat to US coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region," CENTCOM’s statement adds.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Yeah Grom, we just watched a video of a 'security team' (hire a shooters), 4 guys with what appeared to be FN FAL's take one out. The cost of the security team all told would be less than a single missle, much less a whole destroyer.
Posted by: ed in texas   2024-07-30 13:48  

#1  Betcha the munitions to destroy this drone cost 10x (if not 100x) what the drone does.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-07-30 01:14  

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