The US military has said that its forces conducted strikes against an Iranian-backed Houthi unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ground control station and 10 Houthi one-way UAVs.
“US forces identified the UAV ground control station and one-way attack UAVs in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined that they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the US Navy ships in the region,” the Central Command said in a statement on Thursday.
“US Forces subsequently struck and destroyed the UAV ground control station and 10 one-way attack UAVs in self-defense,” it said, adding that “this action will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for US Navy vessels and merchant vessels.”
The US and Britain have launched strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, and returned the militia to a list of terrorist groups as turmoil from the Israel-Hamas war spreads through the region.
