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Two U.S. Navy destroyers repelled an assault by means of Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on American ships over the weekend, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says.
“U.S. Navy destroyers USS Stockdale and the USS O’Kane successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 30-Dec. 1,” U.S. Central Command said in a statement. “The destroyers were escorting three U.S. owned, operated, flagged merchant vessels and the reckless attacks resulted in no injuries and no damage to any vessels, civilian or U.S. Naval.”
“The destroyers successfully engaged and defeated three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three one-way attack uncrewed aerial systems, and one anti-ship cruise missile, ensuring the safety of the ships and their personnel, as well as civilian vessels and their crews,” the observation persevered.
“These actions reflect the ongoing commitment of CENTCOM forces to protect U.S. personnel, regional partners, and international shipping, against attacks by Iran-backed Houthis,” CENTCOM added.
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale, proven right here in 2013, repelled an assault over the weekend by means of Yemen’s Houthi rebels. (Hum Pictures/Common Pictures Staff by way of Getty Pictures)
The assault got here weeks nearest U.S. forces carried out retaliatory moves in opposition to Houthi guns cupboard amenities in Yemen.
The amenities focused in mid-November have been all positioned in Houthi-controlled territories and housed various complex typical guns old by means of Houthis to focus on U.S. and alternative global army – in addition to civilian – vessels shifting throughout the Crimson Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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The guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane makes its means out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 2010. USS O’Kane additionally helped repel the assault by means of the Houthis. (MC2 Mark Logico/U.S. Army by way of Getty Pictures)
U.S. Air Force and Army belongings, together with the F-35C, have been old all the way through the operation.
This marked the primary moment the F-35C stealth crash fighter had ever been old in struggle, a U.S. protection reliable informed Fox Information.
Houthi rebellion combatants march all the way through a rally of help for the Palestinians within the Gaza Strip and in opposition to the U.S. moves on Yemen outdoor Sanaa on Jan. 22. (AP )
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The moves additionally aimed to disgrace the gang’s skill to threaten companions within the patch.
Fox Information’ Greg Wehner and Liz Friden contributed to this record.