Houthis Claim Responsibility for Attacks on Ships in Red Sea and Indian Ocean, Including One Destined for Oman
The Houthi militia in Yemen has admitted to carrying out attacks on international commercial and navy ships in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
They claimed responsibility for targeting two US Navy warships with drones in the Red Sea and damaging a Portuguese container ship, MSC Orion, in the Indian Ocean.
The MSC Orion was traveling from Portugal to Oman when it was hit.
Oman is one of the few countries that has diplomatic relations with the Houthis and has sent delegations to their controlled territory in Yemen to promote peace.
The Houthis, a militant group in Yemen, claimed responsibility for attacking the Cyclades commercial ship on April 21, accusing it of violating instructions not to go to Israel's Eilat port.
Since November, over 100 ships have been targeted in the Red Sea, Bab Al-Mandab Strait, and Gulf of Aden by the Houthis with drones and ballistic missiles, in support of Palestinians against Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
The US has responded with an alliance of naval task forces and airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
The US Central Command reported that on Monday, the Houthis fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles and three drones at the MV Cyclades, which is owned by Greece and sails under the Maltese flag, but there was no reported damage to the ship.
On Monday, the US military destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launched by the Houthis against US Navy ships in the Red Sea.
No injuries or damages were reported.
The EU military operation, Eunavfor Aspides, also shot down a Houthi drone while guarding a commercial ship.
Rashad Al-Alimi, Yemen's internationally recognized Presidential Leadership Council chairman, accused the Houthis of not being serious about peace and using the UN-brokered truce to regroup for potential future conflict.
In a meeting with military officials in Yemen's central city of Marib, President Rashad Al-Alimi pledged to drive out the Houthis from areas under their control, including Sanaa, and prevent them from restarting the conflict.
Al-Alimi accused the Houthis of being insincere about peace and using ceasefires as an opportunity to prepare for new conflicts.
Despite a UN-brokered ceasefire since April 2022, the Yemeni government claims the Houthis have continued to attack its troops in Marib, Dhale, Taiz, and other locations, and have mobilized forces outside of contested towns.
Six Yemeni soldiers were killed and eleven were injured when their vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device planted by Al-Qaeda militants in the Moudia district of the southern province of Abyan.
The soldiers were part of a military unit aligned with the Southern Transitional Council, which has been battling Al-Qaeda in Abyan and Shabwa for several months.
The MSC Orion was traveling from Portugal to Oman when it was hit.
Oman is one of the few countries that has diplomatic relations with the Houthis and has sent delegations to their controlled territory in Yemen to promote peace.
The Houthis, a militant group in Yemen, claimed responsibility for attacking the Cyclades commercial ship on April 21, accusing it of violating instructions not to go to Israel's Eilat port.
Since November, over 100 ships have been targeted in the Red Sea, Bab Al-Mandab Strait, and Gulf of Aden by the Houthis with drones and ballistic missiles, in support of Palestinians against Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
The US has responded with an alliance of naval task forces and airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
The US Central Command reported that on Monday, the Houthis fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles and three drones at the MV Cyclades, which is owned by Greece and sails under the Maltese flag, but there was no reported damage to the ship.
On Monday, the US military destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launched by the Houthis against US Navy ships in the Red Sea.
No injuries or damages were reported.
The EU military operation, Eunavfor Aspides, also shot down a Houthi drone while guarding a commercial ship.
Rashad Al-Alimi, Yemen's internationally recognized Presidential Leadership Council chairman, accused the Houthis of not being serious about peace and using the UN-brokered truce to regroup for potential future conflict.
In a meeting with military officials in Yemen's central city of Marib, President Rashad Al-Alimi pledged to drive out the Houthis from areas under their control, including Sanaa, and prevent them from restarting the conflict.
Al-Alimi accused the Houthis of being insincere about peace and using ceasefires as an opportunity to prepare for new conflicts.
Despite a UN-brokered ceasefire since April 2022, the Yemeni government claims the Houthis have continued to attack its troops in Marib, Dhale, Taiz, and other locations, and have mobilized forces outside of contested towns.
Six Yemeni soldiers were killed and eleven were injured when their vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device planted by Al-Qaeda militants in the Moudia district of the southern province of Abyan.
The soldiers were part of a military unit aligned with the Southern Transitional Council, which has been battling Al-Qaeda in Abyan and Shabwa for several months.
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