Feb 7, 2024. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The United
States Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that the Yemeni forces targeted
MV Star Nasia, a Marshall Island-flagged, Greek-owned-and-operated bulk carrier
transiting the Gulf of Aden.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the CENTCOM said that Yemeni forces had fired six anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Yemen toward the Southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
It added
that the USS Laboon (DDG 58), operating near MV Star Nasia, had intercepted and
shot down a third anti-ship ballistic missile.
The
government in Sana’a , which is run by the Houthi Ansarullah resistance
movement, has declared its support for Palestine since the Israeli regime
launched a deadly war on Gaza on October 7.
Yemen has
vowed to continue attacks in the Red Sea on Israeli-linked ships until the
regime ends an aggression against Gaza that has killed over 27,000 people in
the besieged territory.
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