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U.S., UK Forces Shoot Down Twenty-One Houthi Drones, Missiles in Red Sea
January 10, 2024
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a barrage of missiles and drones into areas where merchant ships were traveling yesterday, and U.S. and United Kingdom (UK) forces shot down eighteen attack drones and three missiles; U.S. Central Command said it reiterated that Houthis “will bear the responsibility” of continued disruptions in the waterway.
Houthis Launch Sea Drone to Attack Ships
January 4, 2024
The United States warned Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen to stop attacking ships in the Red Sea hours before the launch; the sea drone exploded near U.S. and commercial ships in the waterway.
India Deploys Warships to Arabian Sea After Drone Strike on Commercial Ship
December 26, 2023
The Indian Navy inspected the attacked ship after it arrived in Mumbai, saying they could not immediately determine the source of the strike that occurred on Saturday; the attack comes amid increasing strikes in the Red Sea reportedly by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
Over One Hundred Container Ships Alter Route Amid Surge in Houthi Attacks
December 20, 2023
Swiss logistics firm Kuehne+Nagel said container ships that usually transit the Red Sea are taking alternative routes around Africa or by air or rail; the rerouting reflects the cost of conflict in a waterway that carries 12 percent of global trade.
U.S., UK Ships Down Fifteen Suspected Houthi-Launched Drones
December 16, 2023
UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said the Royal Navy shot down a drone that was "targeting merchant shipping".
Houthi Rebels Claim Attack on Nrwegian Commercial Tanker
December 12, 2023
This marks the latest in a string of such attacks protesting Israel’s bombardment of Gaza; the tanker was delivering crude oil to an Israeli terminal, a Houthi military spokesperson said.