Two US Navy SEALs who went missing in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Somalia are dead, the US military declared on Sunday. The SEALs went missing while boarding a boat carrying weapons allegedly bound for the Houthis in Yemen, making them the first American...
US Prepares for Open-Ended War Against the Houthis in Yemen
US officials told The Washington Post on Saturday that the Biden administration is planning for a "sustained military campaign" against the Houthis in Yemen even as over a week of near-daily bombing has done nothing to deter the group and has only dramatically...
Biden Says Strikes Against Houthis Aren’t Working as US Bombs Yemen for 5th Time
President Biden acknowledged on Thursday that his strikes against the Houthis were not working to stop the Yemeni group but vowed they would continue anyway as the US military bombed Yemen for the fifth time within a week. The president made the comments when asked by...
US Launches Fourth Round of Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen
The US launched another round of missile strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, marking the fourth time the US has bombed the country since last Friday. US officials told AP that the strikes were launched from US Navy warships and submarines. The attack came after the...
Houthis Attack Another US-Owned Commercial Vessel in Gulf of Aden
The Houthis have attacked another US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden as the group is now targeting American commercial shipping following US and British airstrikes on Yemen. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said Houthi forces targeted the Genco Picardy, a bulk...
US Re-Designates Houthis as ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorists’
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced that it was re-designating Yemen's Houthis as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists," a move that could complicate aid deliveries in Yemen and make peace between the Saudis and Houthis more difficult. President Biden...
US-UK Airstrikes Force Aid Groups to Suspend Operations in Yemen
US and British airstrikes in Yemen have forced some aid groups to suspend operations in the country, and they are warning against further escalation in the region. Before Israel unleashed its campaign in Gaza, the UN considered the situation in Yemen to be the world's...
US Launches More Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen as Escalations Continue
The US military said Tuesday that it launched more strikes against the Houthis in Yemen as tensions in the region continue to escalate. US Central Command claimed that it hit Houthi anti-ship missiles. "At approximately 4:15 am (Sanaa time), US Forces struck and...
Two US Navy SEALs Missing After US Seized Alleged Iranian Weapons Shipment to the Houthis
Two US Navy SEALs have gone missing in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia during a mission to seize an alleged Iranian weapons shipment bound for the Houthis in Yemen, US Central Command said on Tuesday. One SEAL fell into the water while attempting to board...
Houthi Missile Hits US-Owned Cargo Ship in Gulf of Aden
US Central Command said Monday that a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile hit a US-owned cargo ship, an escalation that came a few days after the US and Britain bombed dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen. The missile struck the Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged...