US fighter (photo from Central Command's X account)

US fighter (photo from Central Command's X account)

US Army: We destroyed a Houthi missile system in Yemen

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Dubai - Al Arabiya.net

Published on: September 4, 2024: 06:41 AM GST

Last update: September 4, 2024: 07:34 AM GST

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As Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea continue, the United States has carried out serious strikes on the Houthis in Yemen.

The US Central Command announced in a brief statement on its account on the X platform, today, Wednesday, that it had destroyed, during the past 24 hours, a missile system of the Iranian-backed Houthi group.

It also explained that this system posed an imminent threat to US forces, coalition forces, and commercial ships in the region, which necessitated taking appropriate action to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer for US and commercial ships.

Targeting two oil tankers

This strike came after the US military confirmed, yesterday, Tuesday, that the Houthis had attacked "two crude oil tankers in the Red Sea."

While the Yemeni group claimed responsibility for targeting the Greek ship "Blue Lagoon 1", which was flying the Panama flag.

Fire on the ship "Sunion" after the Houthi attack - (Aspidis)

Fire on the ship "Sunion" after the Houthi attack - (Aspidis)

Last week, the Houthi group also targeted the Greek tanker "Sunion", which carries a large quantity of crude oil estimated at 150,000 tons, equivalent to about one million barrels, in the Red Sea.

It is noteworthy that since last November, about a month after the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis began launching drone and missile strikes on the Red Sea, claiming that it was in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza. They launched more than 70 attacks in which they sank two ships, seized one, and killed at least three sailors