Nov 12 WATCH: Pentagon says Houthi attacks caused no damage to U.S. Navy warships By Michael Casey, Associated Press Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, said the Iranian-backed Houthis launched at least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles at the USS Stockdale and the USS Spruance, both Navy destroyers, on Monday. He said… Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: Pentagon addresses B-2 stealth bomber strikes on Houthi bunkers, death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar By Associated Press United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the B-2 bombers targeted “five hardened underground weapons storage locations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.”… Continue reading
Sep 16 Burning oil tanker safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks, EU says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The two events show the challenges still looming for the world as it tries to mitigate a monthslong campaign by the rebels over the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Sep 15 Missile fired from Yemen by Houthi rebels lands in central Israel, triggering air raid sirens By Natalie Melzer, Ohad Zwigenberg, Associated Press A missile fired by Yemen's Iran-backed rebels landed in an open area in central Israel early Sunday and triggered air raid sirens at its international airport, in the latest reverberation from the nearly yearlong war in Gaza. Israel hinted that… Continue reading
Jun 17 U.S. carrier captain says Houthis are trying to 'inspire themselves through misinformation' with false claims of hitting his ship By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it’s still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Continue reading
Jun 15 U.S. strikes Houthi radar sites after merchant sailor goes missing in Red Sea attack By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The U.S. military unleashed a wave of attacks targeting radar sites operated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after one merchant sailor went missing and the vessel he was on caught fire in the latest Houthi strike on shipping in the crucial Red Sea… Continue reading
May 31 Joint U.S.-British airstrikes in Yemen kill at least 16 people and wound 42 others, Houthi rebels say By Jon Gambrell, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 42 others. Continue reading
Apr 03 Houthis may be running low on their weapons stocks as attacks on ships slow, U.S. commander says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A top U.S. commander says Houthi rebels in Yemen may be running through their supplies of drone swarms and anti-ship ballistic missiles as the pace of their attacks has slowed a bit. Continue reading
Mar 06 A likely Yemen Houthi attack hits ship, causing the first 'fatalities' in group's continued assaults on shipping in Red Sea By Jon Gambrell, Tara Copp, Associated Press A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a ship in the Gulf of Aden caused “fatalities” Wednesday on board the True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged vessel that was no longer under the command of the crew. Continue reading
Mar 04 Houthi rebels deny severing three Red Sea underwater cables By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press There has been concern about the cables being targeted in the Houthi campaign, which the rebels describe as an effort to pressure Israel to end its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading