The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gravely intercepted anti-ship ballistic missiles headed toward the commercial ship Maersk Detroit Wednesday. This is the first attack by the Houthis in six days.

The targeting of another U.S.-owned commercial ship Wednesday shows the militant group remains intent on continuing its attacks in the face of multiple rounds of U.S. military airstrikes.

The Houthis launched anti-ship ballistic missiles at the U.S.-owned, flagged and operated commercial ship Maersk Detroit as it was transiting the Gulf of Aden, according to a statement from the U.S. Central Command. The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gravely shot down two missiles and a third fell into the water. There were no indications of damage or injuries in the attack.

The U.S. military has been conducting airstrikes against the Houthis to degrade their capabilities since Jan.11, after several weeks of attacks on commercial ships by the militant group.

  • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39·
    9 months ago

    I don’t recall the Houthis ever blockading the red sea before.

    Somalia had some pirates but that was just literal theft and extortion. And that’s not the Houthis.

    Mind linking what you are talking about?

    • Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Somalian Pirates were actually often protecting their territorial waters from foreign opportunists plundering in the collapse of the Somalian government. The framing as pirates only works in the sense that these weren’t state-driven fleets, but rather civilian driven in order to protect their livelihoods against corporate raiders.

    • supercriticalcheese@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      9 months ago

      It’s a militia islamic militia, do you think they haven’t done the same thing as Israel does to their population, or a subset of their population?

      It’s just a way to grab the attention span of everyone which helps their recruitment.

      • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        26·
        9 months ago

        You’re really trying to defend israel’s genocide in any possible way. “No they allowed to stop genocide, they are the bad guys!”

        I’m not here to simp for whatever war crimes they did internally. Just this specific action isn’t one you should denounce.

        There was a Houthi spokesperson on BBC. They told him the same thing. His response was very simple.

        If other groups want to enhance their popularity by stopping genocide they’re very welcome to do so.

        How about you go stop israel’s genocide if you don’t want the Houthi’s to do it?

        https://youtu.be/z4HguzMRW1M