Houthis claim responsibility for attacking 2 ‘Israeli ships’ in Red Sea

The warship USS Carney, pictured earlier in the Mediterranean Sea, came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea. Photo: AP Aden: Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has claimed responsibility for attacking two “Israeli ships” off Yemen’s Red Sea coast near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. According to a statement released on Sunday by the group’s military … Read more

U.S. warship, commercial ships encounter drone and missile attacks in the Red Sea, officials say

A U.S. Navy warship shot down drones fired at various commercial vessels in the Red Sea on Sunday, officials said, with at least one commercial ship encountering a missile fired in its direction. Meanwhile, Yemen’s Houthi military claimed responsibility for targeting two Israeli ships in that area with drones as well as missile strikes, driving … Read more

Pentagon reports U.S. warship, commercial ships attacked in Red Sea

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) sets sail in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, July 14, 2019. Yoruk Isik | Reuters A U.S. naval ship and several commercial vessels were attacked in the Red Sea, the Pentagon reported on Sunday, the same day Yemen’s Houthi rebel group said it had targeted two Israeli … Read more