U.S. forces blew up nearly a dozen terrorist suicide drones inside Yemen during the early morning hours on Thursday (Sanaa time), according to a statement from U.S. Central Command.
The announcement came after CENTOM said separately that the USS Carney shot down an anti-ship ballistic missile that the Houthis fired late Wednesday night. Three subsequent drones were also shot down.
“U.S. 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 U.S. Navy ships in the region,” CENTCOM said in statement. “U.S. Forces subsequently struck and destroyed the UAV ground control station and 10 one-way attack UAVs in self-defense.”
On Tuesday, a Houthi cruise missile was fired at the USS Gravely in the Red Sea and came dangerously close to hitting the…
