US-led coalition shoots down 15 drones fired by Yemen’s Houthis in Red Sea
Al Jazeera
US military says it was responding to a large-scale attack by the Iran-aligned group that posed an ‘imminent threat’.
United States Navy ships and aircraft have shot down 15 drones fired by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in the Red Sea area.
The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday that the US-led naval coalition was responding to a large-scale attack by “Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists” launched into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden between 4am and 6:30am (01:00-03:30 GMT).
The uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) presented “an imminent threat to merchant vessels, US Navy and coalition ships in the region,” the military said on X.
“These actions are taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure.”
