The escalating tensions in the Middle East have once again caused new concerns for American ships operating in the area.
Social media has reported multiple times that US warships have shot down more than a dozen drones. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the drones.
BREAKING: U.S. warship shoots down 14 attack drones near the coast of Yemen
— BNO News (@BNONews) December 16, 2023
Twitter/X, the United States Central Command account, has confirmed an engagement that took place early on December 16.
In the early morning hours of December 16 (Sanna time) the US Arliegh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS CARNEY (DDG 64), operating in the Red Sea, successfully engaged 14 unmanned aerial systems launched as a drone wave from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The UAS were… pic.twitter.com/Rjkzng5LxW
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 16, 2023
CENTCOM has announced:
The USS CARNEY, a guided missile destroyer of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 64), which was operating in the Red Sea at the time of the attack, engaged successfully 14 unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
The UAS was determined to be a one-way drone attack and it was shot down without any reported injury or damage to the ships in the region. The Red Sea regional partners were alerted of the threat.
The Houthi-controlled Yemen has not been the first country to fire on American ships.
Israel’s continued assault on Hamas has caused outrage in much of the Muslim community and around the world. U.S. and Israel are currently in talks to stop the “indiscriminate bombings” of Gaza’s civilians, as described by President Joe Biden.
Israel is committed to eliminating Hamas which was responsible for the October 7 attack in which more than 1,200 civilians were killed.
As a result, other terror groups, such as Hezbollah of Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, also took steps to disrupt the area. Houthi forces may be behind the attacks against ships off Yemen’s coastline.
