American shoots down dozens of drones in the Red Sea on Saturday after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier and US destroyers.
American and French forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea on Saturday after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Propel Fortune and US destroyers in the Gulf of Aden.
Houthi supporters attend a rally against the US airstrikes on Yemen and the Israeli offensive against the Palestinians on Friday.US Navy ships and aircraft shot down 15 uncrewed aerial vehicles by the Houthis in the Red Sea area, US Central Command said earlier on Saturday. “This defensive action directly contributed to the protection of the cargo ship True Confidence, under the Barbados flag, which was struck on March 6 and is being towed, as well as other commercial vessels transiting in the area,” it said.France has a warship in the area as well as warplanes at its bases in Djibouti and the United Arab Emirates.
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