The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed reports that it carried out strikes on a “Houthi UAV ground control station” and 10 “one-way UAVs”.
The US military said the UAVs “presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the US Navy ships in the region”.
Earlier we reported that the Houthis had claimed an attack on the US merchant ship “KOI” in the Gulf of Aden.
The Houthi movement in Yemen says it has struck a US merchant ship in the Red Sea in a fresh attack targeting commercial shipping.
ReplyDeleteIt named the ship as the KOI, which it said was US-operated.
Maritime security firm Ambrey said a vessel operating south of Yemen's port of Aden had reported an explosion on board but it did not name the ship.