In an apparent “friendly fire” incident in the Red Sea, two US Navy pilots were shot down, the US military said in a statement.
According to Associated PressAlthough one of them was slightly injured, both pilots survived after recovery. The US military carried out precision airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday.
The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly hit an F/A-18 flying from the USS Harry S. Truman,” US Central Command said. said in a statement.
Elaborating on its airstrikes against Houthi rebels, US Central Command said it targeted a missile storage facility and command-and-control facility operated by the rebel group in Sana’a, Yemen.
CENTCOM Conducts Airstrikes Against Iran-Backed Houthi Missile Storage and Command/Control Facilities in Yemen
Tampa, Fla. – US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted precision airstrikes against missile storage facilities and command-and-control facilities… pic.twitter.com/YRWWQJIweP
— US Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 21, 2024
In a post on X, US Central Command said, “CENTCOM forces conducted deliberate attacks to disrupt and humiliate Houthi operations, such as attacks against US Navy warships and merchant ships in the southern Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden.”
Airstrikes against Houthi rebels included US Air Force and US Navy assets, the military said.
After a surprise attack on Israel by the Gaza-based Hamas militant group in October 2023 left more than 1,200 dead and saw 250 taken hostage, the Houthi rebels have targeted nearly 100 merchant ships with missiles and drones.
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