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Jan 17 2024
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US set to re-designate Houthis as terror group
The US is set to re-designate Yemen's Houthi rebels as "global terrorist", senior Biden administration officials have said.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will approve the move amid ongoing attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed group.
The move will require US financial institutions to freeze Houthi funds and its members will be banned from the US.
BBC NewsJan 17 2024
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U.S. declares Houthi rebel group a terrorist organization
The U.S has designated the Houthi rebel group as a terrorist organization, a move that comes after the Yemen-based militants launched scores of drone and missile attacks on U.S. military ships and commercial vessels operating in the Red Sea. "These attacks fit the textbook definition of terrorism," national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement released Wednesday. "They have
NBC News (Online)Jan 15 2024
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Houthi rebels fire missile at U.S.-owned ship
Members of different tribes stage a protest against United States' attacks on Yemen's Houthis on Jan. 14. Photo: Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu via Getty Images A missile fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a U.S.-owned ship near the coast of Yemen on Monday, U.S. Central Command said. The big picture: The move comes after the U.S. and U.K. conducted airstrikes against the Houthis last week in
AxiosJan 12 2024
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Biden takes heat from DEMS for Houthi strike
President Joe Biden came under fire from fellow Democrats after American and British forces carried out strikes against Houthi rebels early Friday morning in Yemen. The strikes were in response to over two dozen attacks against ships off Yemen by the Iranian-backed rebels since Hamas launched a terrorist attack on multiple locations in southern Israel Oct. 7, killing over 1,400 people,
WNDMar 06 2024
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Houthi Ballistic Missile Attack Claims Two Lives On Red Sea Ship, Escalating Maritime Tensions
A ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militant group has resulted in at least two crew members' deaths aboard the M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden, according to two US officials speaking to CNN. This incident marks the first fatalities in the ongoing Houthi attacks on Red Sea ships.
The Liberia-owned vessel has been abandoned, and
International Business TimesJan 22 2024
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U.S., British forces strike new Houthi sites in Yemen
The United States and Britain conducted a new round of strikes on Houthi targets Monday, U.S. officials said, intensifying Washington’s confrontation with the Yemeni militants whose maritime attacks have posed a threat to global commerce. Sign up for Fact Checker, our weekly review of what's true, false or in-between in politics. The strikes, which were conducted with the support of Australia
Washington PostJan 22 2024
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Navy identifies SEALs presumed dead in Houthi weapons interdiction
The U.S. Navy released the identities of the two SEALs who are presumed dead after being reported missing at sea during a nighttime seizure of a vessel transporting Iranian weapons to the Houthis. Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers, 37, and Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram, 27, were reported missing during the U.S. seizure on the night of
Washington ExaminerMar 10 2024
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U.S. shoots down more than two dozen Houthi drones in ‘large-scale’ attack in Red Sea
American forces on Saturday shot down more than two dozen drones launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen in one of the largest recent attacks by the Iran-backed group, Pentagon officials said.
U.S. Central Command said the Houthi drones were an “imminent threat” to commercial ships sailing through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
The drone assault came just days after the Houthis struck
Washington TimesFeb 20 2024
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US launches 5 airstrikes against Houthi anti-ship missiles, destroys underwater drone
The U.S. launched five "self-defense" airstrikes against a series of Houthi rebel positions in Yemen on Saturday.
The strikes targeted three anti-ship missile batteries, one unmanned underwater vessel (UUV) and another unmanned surface vessel (USV), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday.
"This is the first observed Houthi employment of a UUV since attacks began in Oct.
Fox News (Online News)Jan 19 2024
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Trying to Explain Biden’s Bumbling Policy on the Houthi Rebels and Iran
During recent interviews with two Arab-language TV networks, I was asked to comment on the Biden administration’s announcement that it has re-designated Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a terrorist organization. The programs’ hosts asked me to explain why this decision took so long and whether it indicates a significant change in the Biden administration’s policy. I started out by
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