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A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden

Mar. 16, 2024 22:27 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels saw an explosive detonate near a ship early Sunday in the Gulf of Aden, potentially marking their latest assault on shipping through the crucial waterway leading to the Red Sea. The British military's...

Yemen's rebels target Singapore-flagged ship in Gulf of Aden as US and allies down Houthi drones

Mar. 09, 2024 02:54 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels set off explosions ahead of a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said, the latest in a campaign of assaults by the Iranian-backed group over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The...

3 Red Sea data cables cut as Houthis launch more attacks in the vital waterway

Mar. 04, 2024 23:25 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Three cables under the Red Sea that provide global internet and telecommunications have been cut as the waterway remains a target of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said Monday. Meanwhile, a Houthi missile attack set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden, but...

US and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships

Feb. 25, 2024 12:28 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Britain struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including a missile strike this past week that set fire to a cargo vessel. According to U.S....

Yemen's Houthi rebels fire missiles at ship bound for Iran, their main supporter

Feb. 12, 2024 21:22 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired two missiles at a ship carrying corn bound for a port in Iran on Monday, causing minor damage but no injuries to its crew, authorities said. The attack on the Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier...

Death on the Arabian Sea: How a Navy SEAL fell into rough waters and another died trying to save him

Jan. 31, 2024 12:40 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under the darkness of night, in the roiling high seas off the coast of Somalia, members of the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team 3 began to climb aboard an unflagged ship that was carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen. As Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class...

Yemen's Houthi rebels say they attacked US warship without evidence; American official rejects claim

Jan. 29, 2024 05:25 AM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels said they attacked a U.S. Navy mobile base at sea Monday without offering evidence, something immediately rejected by an American defense official. Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed the group fired a missile at the...

Yemen Houthi rebels fire a missile at a US warship, escalating worst Mideast sea conflict in decades

Jan. 27, 2024 00:28 AM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a missile Friday at a United States warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to shoot down the projectile, and struck a British vessel as their aggressive attacks on maritime traffic continue. The attack on the U.S. warship,...

Military ends rescue search for Navy SEALs lost in maritime raid on ship with Iranian weapons

Jan. 22, 2024 19:28 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 10-day search to rescue two Navy SEALs lost in the Arabian Sea during a mission to board a ship and confiscate Iranian-made weapons has been ended and the sailors are now considered deceased, the U.S. military said Sunday. In a statement, U.S. Central Command...

Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden with bomb-carrying drone

Jan. 17, 2024 16:36 PM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Wednesday from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels, officials said. The attack on the Genco Picardy represented the second in recent days targeting vessels directly linked to America after...