The US and the UK launched multiple airstrikes in Yemen, the first time the two countries launched a joint heavy bombing on the country in over three months. Yemeni media reported that five airstrikes hit Yemen's Red Sea province of Hodeida and that a radio building...
Houthis Say They Downed Another US MQ-9 Reaper Drone
The Houthis said Wednesday that their forces downed another US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen and also claimed attacks on several ships as their campaign in response to Israel's onslaught in Gaza continues. The Associated Press reported that it analyzed images showing a...
Houthis Say They Downed 4th US MQ-9 Reaper Drone
The Houthis said Friday that Yemeni forces downed another US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen and published footage of air defenses hitting the US aircraft. The US military hasn't confirmed that it lost an MQ-9 over Yemen and did not respond to a request to comment about...
Houthis Show Long-Range With Attack on Ship in the Indian Ocean
Yemen's Houthis targeted an Israel-linked container ship deep in the Arabian Sea, demonstrating an ability to hit targets at a long range after Houthi Leader Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi vowed to expand attacks into the Indian Ocean. The attack on the MSC Orion took...
Report: Yemen’s Houthis Restarted Attacks After Examining US ‘Incentives’
Yemen's Houthis restarted attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden last week after examining "incentives" put forward by the US, according to a report from The National, a UAE state-owned newspaper. At the beginning of April, Tim Lenderking, the US...
Houthis Down US MQ-9 Reaper Drone For the Third Time Since November
A military spokesman for Yemen's Houthis announced on Saturday that their forces downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that was operating over Yemen and was carrying out a "hostile mission." US officials confirmed to CBS News that a US Air Force MQ-9 drone "crashed" in Yemen...
Yemen’s Houthis Target Two Ships in Gulf of Aden
Yemen's Houthis targeted commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday and Thursday as part of their campaign to protest the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. The attacks came after a relative lull in Houthi operations following months of frequent...
US Envoy Suggests Diplomacy With the Houthis as Bombing Campaign Has Failed
Tim Lenderking, President Biden's envoy for Yemen, said the US wants a "diplomatic solution" with the Houthis as its bombing campaign has failed to deter the Yemeni group and has only escalated the situation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. "My hope is that we can...
US and UK Have Bombed Yemen 148 Times Since January
At least 148 missile strikes have hit Yemen since the US and the UK launched a new bombing campaign against the Houthis in January, according to the Yemen Data Project (YDP). YDP said in the first 80 days of the US-led bombing campaign that started on January 12, a...
US Missile Strikes Target Yemen’s Red Sea Port of Hodeidah
US and British fighter jets launched 10 airstrikes against Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Monday, the Houthis' Al Masirah TV reported, as the US bombing campaign continues despite its failure to deter the Houthis. US Central Command confirmed that it...