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US Warship Intercepts Missile Fired from Yemen

A missile fired by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis at a US Navy warship was intercepted and shot down on Friday. The military stated that the Yemeni militants, who have been conducting attacks on international shipping for two months, were responsible for the incident. A US Navy warship shot down a missile Friday that was fired at it by Yemen's ...

Cargo Ship Sunk by Houthi Strike Poses Environmental Risk

A fertilizer-laden cargo ship, which sank in the Gulf of Aden after it was damaged by missiles from Houthis, poses an environmental risk, the US military warned Saturday. The Houthis claimed the February 19 attack against the Rubymar, a cargo ship flying a Belizean flag and operated by a Lebanese firm, which transported combustible ...

US and Allies Intercept Massive Houthi Assault in Red Sea

The US and allied forces intercepted 15 attack drones launched by Iran-backed Houthis on Saturday into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, marking one of their largest assaults since November. The US and allied forces shot down 15 one-way attack drones fired by Iran-backed Houthis into the Red Sea and ...

US Intervenes After Houthi Attack on Chinese Tanker in Red Sea

The Houthis targeted the Chinese oil tanker Huang Pu with ballistic missiles on Saturday, starting a fire on board, before the US military neutralized six Houthi-launched drones. A Chinese-owned oil tanker was attacked off Yemen on Saturday by ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis, who have intensified strikes on Red Sea shipping, the US ...

US Delivers Aid to Gaza Via Temporary Pier, Says CENTCOM

The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. "Today at approximately 9 AM (Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza," the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in ...

Fact Sheet for Gaza Floating Aid Pier

“Today at approximately 9 AM (Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza.” This is how United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the completion of a temporary aid assistance pier in Gaza on Friday. US President Joe Biden had announced this maritime corridor of humanitarian ...

US CENTCOM Chief in Israel to Assess Security

The Israeli military said the head of US Central Command, General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel on Monday to assess the security situation as fears grow of a regional war. Kurilla met Israeli army chief Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi and "held a joint situational assessment on security and strategic issues, as well as joint preparations in ...

U.S. Military Announces the Killing of Four Islamic State Leaders

Four Islamic State group leaders were killed in a joint US-Iraqi raid in western Iraq last month, including the head of the jihadist group's operations in the country, the US military said Friday. "This operation targeted ISIS leaders and served to disrupt and degrade ISIS' ability to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against Iraqi civilians," ...