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New blast reported off Yemen after US strikes
MSN/AFP ^ | 1-31-24

Posted on 02/01/2024 6:27:07 AM PST by nuconvert

A new explosion was reported off Yemen on Thursday after overnight US strikes targeted 10 attack drones and a ground control station belonging to the Iran-backed Huthi rebels.

The explosion, reported by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency, happened near a vessel west of the port city of Hodeida.

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Early Thursday in Yemen, US forces targeted a "Huthi UAV ground control station and 10 Huthi one-way UAVs" that "presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the US Navy ships in the region", a CENTCOM statement said, using an abbreviation for unmanned aerial vehicles or drones.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Iran; Lebanon; News/Current Events; Syria; Yemen
KEYWORDS: houthis; iran; lebanon; syria; yemen

1 posted on 02/01/2024 6:27:07 AM PST by nuconvert
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To: ping jockey

https://spectator.org/obamas-great-religion/


3 posted on 02/01/2024 6:42:36 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say about our leaders. Your refrigerator )
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To: ping jockey

Now tell us how you Really feel


4 posted on 02/01/2024 6:51:47 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: ping jockey

I have no need to peer into the weeds of policy. I do note that our borders, Russia, China, and Iran were effectively contained to minimize harm. Not so much now.


7 posted on 02/01/2024 7:33:21 AM PST by whistleduck
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