2024-01-19 00:14:00
The ship “Chem Ranger”
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility this Thursday for a missile attack against a US ship transiting the Gulf of Aden after the US bombed the group’s strategic positions to eliminate projectiles.
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The military spokesman for the Houthi rebels, Yahya Sari, has identified the vessel as the “Chem Ranger”, which according to several maritime geolocation pages has the flag of the Marshall Islands and its last port of call was in Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia.
Sari has reiterated that “there will inevitably be a response to the US and British attacks”, so his forces will continue to “implement their defensive and offensive measures within Yemen’s legitimate right to defense and in confirmation of continued support” to the Strip. Loop.
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United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) had reported shortly before an incident in the southeast of the Gulf of Aden, where an explosion was recorded in the water about 30 meters from the port side of a vessel.
Houthi supporters gather during a demonstration to show their support for the Palestinian people in Gaza (Osamah Abdulrahman/dpa)
As detailed by the British organization in a statement on the social network
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Previously, the UKMTO had indicated in another statement that four drones were flying near a merchant ship southeast of the Yemeni city of Ash Shihr. One of the devices hit the water near the boat. “Coalition forces respond,” he added.
For its part, the British maritime security firm Ambrey has detailed in a statement, reported by the newspaper The Guardian, that a chemical tanker had reported “a suspicious approach” of drones towards the southeast of Aden.
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reported earlier this Thursday that Washington has carried out additional strikes to shoot down two Houthi rebel missiles with the aim of “preventing attacks” against ships in the Red Sea.
“US forces identified the missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen at approximately 3:40 p.m. (Sanaa time) and determined that they were an imminent threat to US merchant vessels and Navy vessels in the region,” he said. in a statement collected on the social network X.
The US President, Joe Biden, stated this Thursday in statements to the press that despite the fact that the bombings against Yemeni rebel targets are not working, the United States will not stop carrying out these attacks.
The US bombed missiles that the Houthis were going to use for new attacks in the Red Sea (Europa Press/Contact/Mcs Rylin Paul/US Navy)
Biden, who is seeking re-election in November, admitted that Western strikes had yet to deter Houthi attacks on international shipping.
On Wednesday, the United States again designated the Houthis as a “terrorist” group and carried out strikes against 14 Houthi missiles.
Washington says the goal is to reduce the rebels’ ability to carry out missile and drone attacks against international shipping in one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors.
The Houthis, backed by the Iranian regime, have controlled the capital of Yemen, Sanaa, and areas of the north and west of the country since 2015. The rebels have responded to the Israeli offensive on Gaza with more than 25 attacks against ships with some type of connection with Israel. A coalition led by Washington is now acting in retaliation.
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