Houthi Red Sea attacks decline in last week as navies act, Greece says

Closer international cooperation between naval missions in the Red Sea has reduced the number of attacks by Yemen’s Houthis over the past week, Greek Shipping Minister Christos Stylianides told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. Greece is the home of Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis ‘attack’ US carrier after deadly strikes

Yemen’s Houthis say they have launched a missile attack on a United States aircraft carrier in the Red Sea in response to deadly US and British strikes on Yemen. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree announced the attack on the Eisenhower Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis target six ships in three seas

Yemen’s Houthis targeted six ships in three different seas, including the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier Laax that was damaged after reporting a Houthi missile attack off the coast of Yemen, the Iran-backed group said on Wednesday. The Laax was attacked Read More …

Yemen: US military MQ-9 Reaper drone goes down in Marib province

Another U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images online purported to show Wednesday, as Yemen’s Houthi rebels continued attacks on shipping around the Red Sea over the Israel-Hamas war. It wasn’t immediately clear what brought down the Read More …

Yemen: Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US drone

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed on Tuesday they shot down an American drone over the impoverished Arab country. The U.S. military did not immediately acknowledge the claim. If confirmed, this would be the second MQ-9 Reaper drone downed Read More …

Yemeni Houthi rebels have shot down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone

Houthi rebels shoot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen and attacked vessel in Red Sea, continuing campaign over Israel-Hamas war. Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday claimed to have shot down an American drone, hours after footage circulated online Read More …

Greece-Owned Vessel Attacked by Houthi Rebels in the Red Sea

Houthi rebels attacked a Greece-owned vessel in the Red Sea with three anti-ship ballistic missiles and three UAVs on Monday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. There have been no reports of injuries among the crew of MV Cyclades, a Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone

Yemen’s Houthis have damaged an oil tanker and downed another MQ-9 Reaper drone of the United States as they promise more attacks in opposition to Israel’s war on Gaza. The Iran-aligned group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said in his latest Read More …

Yemen: Blast in the Gulf of Aden may mark a new attack by Houthi rebels after a recent lull

A ship near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait saw an explosion in the distance Wednesday, marking what may be a new attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels through the crucial waterway for international trade. The explosion, reported by the British military’s Read More …

US May Revoke Houthi Terrorist Label If They Stop Red Sea Ship Attacks

The US said it would consider revoking its recent designation of Yemen’s Houthis as terrorists if the Iran-backed militants cease their shipping attacks in and around the Red Sea. “My hope is that we can find diplomatic off-ramps,” Tim Lenderking, Read More …

Pakistan: Terrorist attack on the Gwadar Port Authority complex foiled

The security forces on Wednesday killed eight terrorists and repulsed an attack by militants on a complex outside the strategic port of Gwadar, security officials and Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti confirmed. Armed with guns and bombs, the militants stormed Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis threaten to extend ship attacks to Indian Ocean

Yemen’s Houthis vowed to prevent Israel-linked ships from passing through the Indian Ocean towards the Cape of Good Hope, the group’s leader Abdul Malik Al Houthi said on Thursday. “Our main battle is to prevent ships linked to the Israeli Read More …

UK: Bomb disposal team called out and beach cordoned off after sea mine found near Porthpean

A Royal Navy bomb disposal team has been deployed after the discovery of a large mine off the Cornish coast. St Austell Coastguard was called to reports of a large metal buoy off Porthlean at around 1:15pm on Monday 11 Read More …

Bulgaria: Naval Forces Destroy Sea Mine Near Kabakum Beach In Varna

A potentially hazardous situation unfolded today near Varna’s “Kabakum” beach as a floating mine was discovered in the sea. The Navy swiftly mobilized a mine countermeasures vessel to the scene to address the threat. Authorities took immediate action to ensure Read More …

The Houthis Are Schooling Us in Asymmetric Warfare

The Houthis of Yemen think they’re at war with the West. With the news that three undersea fiber-optic cables were severed off the Yemeni coast and that one of their ballistic missiles took lives for the first time upon striking Read More …

Yemen: Suspected Houthi rebels attack damages ship in the Gulf of Aden

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged a ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, authorities said, the latest in a campaign of assaults by the group over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The attack Read More …

Yemen: U.S. Central Command forces repel attack on USS Carney, destroy missiles and unmanned surface vessels

TAMPA, Fla. – On March 5, between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces shot down one anti-ship ballistic missile and three one-way attack unmanned aerial systems launched from Iranian-backed Houthi controlled Read More …

Yemen: Houthis deny targeting underwater cables amid marine disaster warning

Houthi leaders have denied they have targeted critical underwater sea telecommunication cables, as Yemen’s UN-recognised government warned of an imminent marine environmental disaster if a cargo ship struck by the rebels last week was not quickly rescued. The Rubymar, a Read More …

US extends detention of captain accused of shipping weapons to Houthis

A Pakistani national accused by US officials of carrying Iranian-made missile parts to Houthi rebels in Yemen is to remain behind bars awaiting trial. During a detention hearing in a federal court on Tuesday, federal prosecutors charged Muhammad Pahlawan with Read More …

UK-owned ship damaged in Houthi missile attack off Yemen

A Palau-flagged, British-owned cargo ship was damaged and a minor injury was reported in the Gulf of Aden after it was hit by two missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis, the US military says. The Islander is continuing its voyage following Read More …