Dec 19 Watch 4:32 How the U.S. and allies plan to protect ships from Houthi attacks in Red Sea By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Tensions are rising in the Red Sea, where about 12 percent of the world's global trade passes through. Houthi militias in Yemen say they are attacking ships to support Palestinians. Defense Secretary Austin announced a new multinational effort to protect… Continue watching
Dec 18 Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The seriousness of the attacks, several of which have damaged vessels, has led multiple shipping companies to order their ships to hold in place and not enter the Bab el-Mandeb Strait until the situation can be addressed. Continue reading
Dec 15 Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack container ships in vital Red Sea corridor By Joe Gambrell, Associated Press A ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels has slammed into a cargo ship in the Red Sea near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Continue reading
Dec 14 AP report: Missile launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen misses container ship By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A missile fired from territory controlled by Houthi rebels in Yemen missed a container ship traveling through the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Thursday, a U.S. defense official said, the latest attack threatening shipping in the crucial maritime chokepoint. Continue reading
Dec 07 U.S. sanctions money lending network to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, aims to boost maritime protections By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The White House is encouraging Mideast allies to join the Combined Maritime Forces, a partnership that exists to counter malign action by non-state actors in international waters. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 3:24 News Wrap: Israel declares major city in southern Gaza a ‘dangerous combat zone’ In our news wrap Sunday, Israel ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza and said it has expanded ground operations to include every part of the Gaza Strip, a U.S. warship shot down a drone during a Houthi attack on commercial… Continue watching
Dec 03 Houthis claim attacks on ships in Red Sea as U.S. Navy destroyer fired in self-defense, officials say By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Three commercial ships in the Red Sea were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen on Sunday and a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault, the U.S. military said. Responsibility for the attack… Continue reading
Nov 19 Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea, take crew hostage By Isabel DeBre, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday, officials said, taking over two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out… Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after U.S. warship intercepts missiles in Red Sea By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A U.S. Navy warship on Thursday took out three missiles and several drones that had been fired from Yemen and were heading north, the Pentagon said. Continue reading
Oct 13 Tens of thousands protest across Middle East against Israeli airstrikes on Gaza By Isabel Debre, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Muslims demonstrated Friday across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and against the intensifying Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Continue reading