Headline Roundup • February 20th, 2024
US Conducts Strikes on Houthi Targets Amid Ongoing Red Sea Attacks
Summary from the AllSides News Team
U.S. Central Command confirmed strikes on multiple Houthi targets on Sunday — including an underwater drone used in Red Sea attacks — as the Houthis continued their attacks on shipping vessels.
The Details: According to the Central Command, the targets were identified as imminent threats to surrounding military and merchant ships. The underwater vessel was the first used by the Houthis since they began their attacks.
For Context: The recent attacks by the Houthi militia, primarily funded by Iran, have been disrupting international trade, causing companies like Tesla and Volvo to announce production delays.
How the Media Covered It: Coverage was common and fairly similar across the spectrum. Some coverage from Fox News (Right bias) highlighted the cost of the “million-dollar cruise missiles” fired at Houthi targets. This summary was developed with the help of AllSides' AI technology.
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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. 23," CENTCOM said in a statement.
"CENTCOM identified the anti-ship cruise missiles, unmanned underwater vessel, and the unmanned surface vessel in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an imminent threat to U.S. Navy...
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American forces hit an undersea drone during five "self-defense strikes" against Houthi rebels in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed rebels, U.S. Central Command said Sunday.
Why it matters: This is the first time U.S. forces have observed Houthis using an unmanned underwater vessel (UUV) since the group began attacking merchant and commercial ships passing through the Red Sea on Oct. 23, per a CENTCOM statement on Saturday's strikes.
Details: U.S. forces successfully struck the UUV, three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles and one unmanned surface vessel between 3-8pm Saturday Yemeni time, according to the statement.
CENTCOM had...
REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
The United States conducted five self-defense strikes in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, U.S. Central Command said on Sunday.
It said it struck three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel and one unmanned surface vessel on Saturday.
"This is the first observed Houthi employment of a UUV since attacks began in Oct. 23," CENTCOM said in a post on X.
