US destroys Houthi control center in Yemen and shoots down ten drones

US forces attacked and destroyed ten drones and a control center for launching unmanned aircraft into areas of Yemen controlled by Iran-backed Shia Houthi rebels, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Thursday.

In a statement on its X account, CENTCOM said this Drones were prepared for “imminent” attack against shipping in the Red Sea, where the Houthis have launched several missiles and aircraft packed with explosives against merchant ships in recent weeks. The note said, “U.S. forces identified ground control station drones and one-way attack drones in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined that they pose an imminent threat to U.S. naval and merchant vessels “

“Subsequently, the US military attacked and destroyed a ground control station (…) and 10 unmanned aerial vehicles (…) in self-defense,” he said. CENTCOM stressed that destroying this Houthi military material “will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safe.”

The note did not specify the locations where the drones and Houthi control centers were located, or how they were attacked and destroyed, although various Yemeni rebel media reported “Today (…) a strike against Al Hudaydah “New US-British aggression reported”.

That port city in western Yemen has in recent weeks served as a base for the Houthis to carry out threats to attack Israel or Israeli-linked ships or block their transit in retaliation for that country’s war in the Gaza Strip. work done. Faced with this threat to navigation in the vital sea route, the United States and the United Kingdom have bombed alleged rebel positions on several occasions to protect freedom of navigation.

The Houthis, backed by Tehran and classified as terrorists by the US in mid-January, took up arms against the internationally recognized Yemeni government in 2014 and have since controlled large swathes of the north, center and west of the impoverished Arab country. ,

Power performance

Just today, hundreds of fighters recently recruited by the Houthi rebels marched in Sanaa in a show of strength organized by the pro-Iranian movement, which does not stop its mobilization campaign “in support of Gaza”, and also despite the continued escalation Beach United States. About this 1,800 recent graduates of a military training course called “Al-Aqsa Flood” took part in the parade, Which took place in front of the largest public park in the Yemeni capital, and with the participation of Houthi officials and Mu’az Abu Shamleh, the representative in Yemen of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.

Dressed in traditional Yemeni attire and white caps, the recruits carried a variety of weapons, including rockets, machine guns and AK-47 rifles, as they marched to the beat of drums by members of a military marching band, displaying their immaculate uniforms. The uniform was well worn and spotless. blue and red. Khalid al-Madani, deputy governor of Sanaa, addressed new fighters of different ages during the parade, saying, “These military courses will continue and there will not be anyone left in this country who has not attended these military (training) courses.” It may have happened.”

He said the Houthis aim to help Yemenis “achieve combat readiness and advance the spirit of jihad that, God willing, will be possessed by all Yemenis,” and expressed hope that “that day will come. When” the Yemenis will be taken. on the Americans and find them formidable.”

For her part, 50-year-old Sabah al-Naamani stressed to EFE that “What is happening today (in Gaza) is a crime committed by an enemy whose appetite is to kill, not to fight. We have done everything we can in the way of Allah.” Could also do it, have prepared.” Protect the Palestinian people, who have been oppressed for the last 75 years.” They all seem convinced of the Houthi plan to attack Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea, and they also show no desire to fight face-to-face against Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. Hide.” Another recruit, Taha Murgim, 20, said they are eager to fight Israeli forces. “We will not forget the screams of the children and women of Gaza,” another recruit, Taha Murgim, 20, told EFE. God willing, we will go (Gaza), even by land.” “God willing, we will use all weapons and everything to stop the aggression against the people of Gaza. Any American, Israeli or British ship or vessel would be a target. The United States is the straw that breaks the camel’s back, he insisted, adding, “It will not scare or intimidate us.”