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Dec 21 2023
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Who are Yemen’s Houthis and why are they attacking Red Sea ships?
The Iran-aligned Houthis of Yemen are playing an escalating role in the Middle East, attacking shipping in the Red Sea and firing drones and missiles at Israel in a campaign they say aims to support Palestinians in the Gaza war.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday announced the creation of a multinational operation to safeguard commerce in the Red Sea in response to the
ReutersFeb 05 2021
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“President Joe Biden on Thursday declared a halt to U.S. support for a Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen, demanding that the more than six-year war, widely seen as a proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran, ‘has to end.’… The Saudi-led military coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015, backing government forces fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis.” (Reuters)
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The Flip SideJan 15 2024
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Vessel reported being hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen, UK says
Men stand near a billboard bearing the image of a commercial ship with the flag of Israel as it is burning after Yemen's Houthi-affiliated naval forces struck it, at a street on January 10, 2024 in Sana'a, Yemen. A vessel off the coast of Yemen on Monday reported it had been hit from above by a missile, according to an update from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations organization. The
CNBCJan 15 2024
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US-owned ship struck by missile near Yemen, Defense Department says
A U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden was hit by a missile fired from Yemen on Monday, U.S. officials said. The U.S. Central Command identified the vessel as the M/V Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier. The ship is owned by Eagle Bulk, a Stamford, Connecticut-based shipping firm. "On Jan. 15 at approximately 4 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired an
Fox News (Online News)Feb 05 2024
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Yemen’s Houthis vow retaliation after US-UK strikes, Iran too flags protest
After the United States and United Kingdom's new wave of strikes in Yemen, the Houthis vowed a response. The US-UK airstrikes "will not deter us", said Houthis after the strikes hit dozens of Iran-backed rebels' targets over the Red Sea attacks.
The Yemen airstrike comes after the US retaliatory strikes targeting Iran-backed stations in Iraq in Syria. The retaliatory strikes on Friday
The Week - NewsJan 12 2024
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US launches another retaliatory airstrike against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
The strikes are aimed at degrading their capability to attack Red Sea shipping. The U.S. launched another retaliatory strike against Houthi militants in Yemen on Friday following Thursday’s large-scale airstrikes, according to a U.S. official. U.S. officials believe Thursday's strike degraded the Houthis ability to launch attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea On Jan. 11, 2024, at 2:30 a.m
ABC News (Online)Jan 12 2024
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US-British Strikes on Yemen Draw Strong Reactions From Regional Actors
Russia, Iran condemn strikes, Saudi Arabia calls for restraint, and Turkey warns of potential Red Sea ‘bloodbath.’ Missile strikes carried out by the United States and Britain against Yemen’s Shiite Houthi militia (also known as Ansar Allah) have elicited strong reactions from states and groups in and near the Middle East. Shiite Iran, the Houthis’ principal backer, described the strikes as a
The Epoch TimesJan 12 2024
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US and UK carry out strikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
The US and UK militaries launched strikes against multiple Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Thursday, marking a significant response after the Biden administration and its allies warned that the Iran-backed militant group would bear the consequences of repeated drone and missile attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
US President Joe Biden said he ordered
CNN (Online News)Jan 12 2024
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Strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen could undermine US aim to contain war
It is time to stop talking about the risk that the war in Gaza will spread elsewhere in the Middle East. It has already happened.
Hopes for containing what is happening rest on the fact that it is still relatively low-level, compared to the worst-case scenarios of regional war.
The US and British attacks on the Houthis in Yemen are not just, as ministers in London have suggested
BBC NewsJan 12 2024
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Oil Jumps Following Air Strikes on Houthi Rebels in Yemen; Equities Higher
Crude-oil prices jumped after a U.S.-led coalition launched air strikes against rebel Houthi targets in Yemen, raising concerns of a further escalation of conflict in the Middle East that could disrupt oil and gas supply. Front-month Brent crude oil futures rose nearly 2% immediately after the U.S. and U.K. launched the strikes, and were up 2.6% to $79.40 a barrel early in Europe. U.S.
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