The United States carried out a new strike against the Houthis in Yemen on Monday, February 5, targeting two naval surface drones loaded with explosives, the American army announced.
The army carried out
“a self-defense strike against two naval surface drones loaded with explosives” around 12:30 GMT, the US military
Middle
East Command (Centcom) said on the social network
"identified"
these drones in
"areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthis"
and considered that they represented
"an imminent threat to US naval vessels and merchant ships"
, he added, repeating the words generally used after each keystroke.
American forces have increased operations in Yemen and off the coast of this war-torn country, saying they are acting to protect navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden from attacks by the Houthis, who say they are thus supporting the besieged and bombarded Palestinians in Gaza. by Israel for almost four months.
Supported by Iran, the bête noire of the United States, the Houthi rebels control a large part of Yemen after nearly a decade of war against the Yemeni government.
While the Houthis say they are attacking ships linked according to them to Israel, of which the United States is the main military supporter, other pro-Iran armed groups have increased attacks in recent weeks against American interests in the region.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Middle East trying to bring about a truce in the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which is in the grip of a major humanitarian crisis.