The Houthi rebels Yemen They claimed this Tuesday to have attacked the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and two other American destroyers that were preparing to attack targets of the insurgent movement in Yemen from the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement that the rebels launched “a series of cruise missiles and drones” against the USS Abraham Lincoln “as the American enemy prepared to carry out hostile operations” against positions of insurgents in Yemen.
“The operation has successfully achieved its objectives and has frustrated the operation that the American enemy was preparing against our country”said the spokesman, adding that the aircraft carrier was in the Arabian Sea but did not offer details about the attack.
So far, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) has not commented on the attack, although a couple of hours earlier it announced on its official X account that a group of fighter jets from the USS Abraham Lincoln were ” “supporting operations against the Iranian-backed Houthis.”
In addition, he released a short video of one of the fighters taking off from the aircraft carrier.
On the other hand, Sarea indicated that the other operation targeted “two American destroyers in the Red Sea”, against which they launched “a series of ballistic missiles and drones”, and affirmed that the attack “has successfully achieved its objectives.” .
“The two operations lasted eight hours in a row,” added the spokesman for the rebels, who blamed the United States and the United Kingdom for “turning the Red Sea region into a zone of military tension” and held these two countries responsible for the repercussions. that you are having in commercial navigation.
Washington y London In January, they began a bombing campaign against Houthi positions in Yemen in response to the rebels’ attacks on commercial ships transiting the Red Sea, in addition to the launching of projectiles and drones against Israeli territory in support of the Palestinians. the Gaza Strip.
Since then, the Houthis have launched multiple attacks on American warships and have claimed that these actions are part of their “legitimate right to defend themselves,” while warning that they will not stop their operations against commercial shipping “until it stops.” the aggression against Gaza. EFE (I)
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