Yemen’s Houthis target US destroyer with drones and ballistic missiles

Published December 24th, 2023 - 06:21 GMT
US Destroyer
The Ardleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney transits the Suez Canal on November 26, 2923. The destroyer on December 16, 2023, shot down more than a dozen drones in the Red Sea launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. AFP
Highlights
The US Central Command reported that two ballistic missiles were launched from Houthi-controlled areas toward international shipping lines in the Red Sea.

ALBAWABA- Yemen's Houthis executed a series of missile and drone assaults on the US Navy destroyer "La Bon" in the Red Sea waters. 

The US Central Command reported that two ballistic missiles were launched from Houthi-controlled areas toward international shipping lines in the Red Sea. 

In response, the destroyer successfully intercepted and downed four drones launched at it from Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen. 

Houthis have not commented on the incident yet.

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