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Aerial drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and injuries

Jun. 23, 2024 23:04 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An aerial drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack by the group targeting shipping in the vital maritime corridor. The attack comes as the U.S. has sent the...

Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels in fatal assault sinks in Red Sea in their second sinking

Jun. 19, 2024 22:23 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A bulk carrier sank days after an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels, who are believed to have killed one mariner on board, authorities said early Wednesday. It was the second ship sunk in the rebels' campaign targeting Red Sea shipping. The sinking...

A look at where the Navy's 11 aircraft carriers are now

Jun. 19, 2024 06:56 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy is weighing what to do about the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier, which has been battling Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red Sea for nearly nine months. The question is how to replicate the carrier's combat power if the ship returns home. ...

US aircraft carrier captain playfully counters Houthi's false online claims of hitting his ship

Jun. 17, 2024 11:24 AM EDT

ABOARD THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE RED SEA (AP) — The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it's still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Houthis and social media accounts supporting...

Yemen's Houthi rebels launch boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea

Jun. 13, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

ABOARD THE USS LABOON IN THE RED SEA (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a boat-borne bomb attack against a commercial ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday, authorities said, the latest escalation despite a U.S.-led campaign trying to protect the vital waterway. The use of a boat...

Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed and 42 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen

Jun. 01, 2024 00:51 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 42 others, the rebels said Friday, the highest publicly acknowledged death toll from the multiple rounds of strikes carried out over the rebels' attacks on...

Pentagon chief extends deployment of aircraft carrier, ships in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks go on

May. 31, 2024 17:17 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group that for months has launched crucial strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen to protect military and commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will remain in the region for at least another month, according to U.S. officials. ...

US and Britain strike Houthi rebel targets in Yemen after surge in shipping attacks

May. 31, 2024 03:30 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Britain struck 13 Houthi targets in several locations in Yemen on Thursday in response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden over the Israel-Hamas war, three U.S. officials said. The Houthi rebels said...

Another US MQ-9 Reaper drone goes down in Yemen, images purportedly show

May. 29, 2024 21:33 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images purported to show Wednesday, as Yemen's Houthi rebels continued attacks on shipping around the Red Sea over the Israel-Hamas war. The Houthis released footage they said showed the aircraft...

Missile attacks damage a ship in the Red Sea off Yemen's coast near previous Houthi rebel assaults

May. 28, 2024 21:37 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Missile attacks twice damaged a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned ship Tuesday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, with a private security firm saying radio traffic suggested the vessel took on water after being struck. No group claimed...