Wtf: Houthis, a Yemen militant group, want direct fight with Israel and USA. Houthis attacking Isreal, while Israel, USA and Britain bombing Yemen

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BAB MANDEB YEMEN
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Intelligence information confirms that many companies operating in maritime shipping affiliated to the Israeli enemy are working to sell their assets and transfer their properties from shipping and maritime transport ships to other companies or register them in the names of other parties in the context of circumventing the punitive measures taken by the Republic of Yemen against those ships and companies.

Accordingly, the Yemeni Armed Forces will not take into consideration any change in the ownership or flags of the ships of the Israeli enemy and warns all concerned parties dealing with these companies or ships are subject to punishment and are prohibited from crossing the Yemeni Armed Forces' zone of operations specified in the previous statements.

The Yemeni Armed Forces continue to impose a naval blockade on the Israeli enemy and target all ships belonging to, or linked to, or heading to it, and that this blockade will continue until the aggression stops and the siege on the Gaza Strip is lifted and the aggression on Lebanon stops

 

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We know Washington say anything…

So we’ll see if this is accurate


“The Pentagon says the Houthis attacked two American destroyers while they were crossing the Bab al-Mandab Strait with at least eight drones, 5 ballistic missiles, and 3 cruise missiles.”

 

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Iran is helping the Houthi rebels in Yemen target and down U.S. Reaper drones, U.S. officials say​

In recent years, enemies of the U.S. have found ways to jam the communications of the massive, armed MQ-9 Reaper drones and send them off course.​

By Courtney Kube and Dan De Luce
Sep. 19, 2024, 6:30 PM EDT

Iran is helping the Houthi rebels in Yemen target U.S. Reaper drones, which has enabled the Houthis to shoot down or damage several of the massive, unmanned aircraft, say two U.S. officials.

Tehran was already supporting the Houthiswith money, training and equipment, but in recent months the Iranians have also helped the rebels stop the MQ-9 Reapers, which are used for both intelligence collection and airstrikes. Reapers can carry Hellfire missiles and laser-guided bombs.

The Houthis targeted and hit an MQ-9 last week, but the drone was able to land and the U.S. military recovered it, according to U.S. officials. The Houthis have shot down or hit about a half-dozen others since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023 and claim to have downed another over the weekend.

The Pentagon did not respond directly to questions about Iran aiding the Houthis in shooting down drones, instead referring NBC News to a Defense Intelligence Agency report from February highlighting Iran’s support for the Houthis.



In a statement, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said, "We’ve repeatedly called out Iran publicly and privately for their support to the Houthis, and will continue to work with our allies and partners to ensure the safety of our personnel and capabilities in the region. We also continue to engage partners, including at the United Nations, to condemn these actions and hold the Houthis accountable."

In recent years, U.S. adversaries have been able to jam the communication link between the MQ-9 drone and its operators back on land. The U.S. communicates with the drones via satellite, so when that communication link between the aircraft and the satellite is jammed, operators can no longer control the drone. It can go off course and even crash, and can also become an easier target for hostile fire.

The Russians have been using this tactic against U.S. drones over Eastern Europe and Syria for some time. The interference severely inhibits the U.S. ability to gather intelligence and increases the chance that the drones could drift into unfriendly airspace. In many cases the drones have drifted off course for a bit but then returned safely to base.

Michael Knights of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy says the Houthis have improved their air defense systems with better weapons in recent months, many coming from Iran, upping their ability to hit U.S. targets with accurate fire.

“We know the Houthis have been developing stronger air defenses,” he told NBC News. He said the new and upgraded missiles and systems that the Houthis have obtained from Iran include the 358 and SA-2 surface-to-air missiles, both of which can take down a Reaper or other drone.

The U.S. military has struggled to stop some Houthi air defense systems because rather than radars, the Houthis often use electro-optical systems to find targets. They have no radar signature and are harder to detect.

“The Houthis and the Iranians went electro-optical, because it is a completely passive system. It’s hard to hunt those things down because they don’t really have any signature before launch,” Knights said.

The 358 missiles are “the weapon of choice to be handed out” to Iranian proxy groups like the Houthis, he said.



Knights also said the Houthis have effectively denied the U.S. Navy and many commercial ships the ability to operate in the Red Sea, given the high risk from Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles and surface-to-air missiles.

“They denied us the Red Sea as a place to do carrier ops,” Knights said.

Iran sent a spy ship to the waters near Yemen to help the Houthis target ships in the Red Sea. NBC News was first to report that the U.S. conducted a cyberattack against the ship to inhibit its ability to share intelligence with the rebel group.

It appears the U.S. plan to interdict shipments of Iranian weapons and destroy stockpiles of weapons and drones has failed to roll back Houthi attacks on cargo ships, Knights said.

“They’re resupplying faster than we can destroy them,” he said.

Seem like they downed another one

 

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“The Yemeni Army announced that it attacked a US destroyer and three ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea with 16 ballistic & cruise missiles and drones.”

Yemen strikes US destroyer, three army ships, in top-tier military op.​

The Yemeni Armed Forces' drone and missile forces jointly strike US Army assets in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden, in support of Palestine and in defense of Yemen.

• Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson, Yahya Saree, in a recorded statement on November 2, 2024. (Military Media)

In support of the Palestinian people and its Resistance, in response to the Israeli crimes in the gaza Strip, and in retaliation to the American-British aggression on Yemen, the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announced on Sunday the targeting of one US destroyer and three US supply ships in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed in a statement that the Stena Impeccable, Maersk Saratoga, and Liberty Grace ships, belonging to the US Army, as well as an American destroyer, were targeted in a top-tier military operation carried out by the YAF's missile and drone forces.

According to the statement, 16 ballistic missiles, one cruise missile, and one drone were used to carry out the multifaceted operation, achieving precise hits, in both the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Saree further affirmed that the Yemeni Armed Forces will continue executing their military operations at an escalating pace in the declared naval operational area against the Israeli and American enemies, further reiterating that they would not cease until the aggression on Gaza ends and the blockade is lifted.

Earlier, the missile force of the Yemeni Armed Forces also carried out an operation targeting a vital site in the occupied Yafa region using a hypersonic missile of the Palestine 2 type, YAF spokesperson Saree announced on Sunday, confirming its success.

 

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The Pentagon

"We are aware of reports of an attack from Yemen in the Red Sea, and currently have no information to provide," -

 

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Now the US say it was friendly fire and Yemen hit squad said it was their work…

Someone knows what happened

 

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Now the US say it was friendly fire and Yemen hit squad said it was their work…

Someone knows what happened

Friendly fire my ass! It was shot down.

 

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Friendly fire my ass! It was shot down.

“The US Navy cruiser USS Gettysburg, which shot down an American F/A-18 fighter jet in "friendly fire" last week, fired a missile at a second aircraft of the same model the same day.”

 

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Now the US say it was friendly fire and Yemen hit squad said it was their work…

Someone knows what happened

The first aircraft to get shot down in Desert Storm was a Navy F-18 Hornet by an Iraqi Mig-25. The DOD hid this for years.

 

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The first aircraft to get shot down in Desert Storm was a Navy F-18 Hornet by an Iraqi Mig-25. The DOD hid this for years.

Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat Pilot explains how he was able to shoot down Lt Cdr Speicher’s F/A-18 Hornet the first night of Operation Desert Storm - The Aviation Geek Club

Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat Pilot explains how he was able to shoot down Lt Cdr Speicher’s F/A-18 Hornet the first night of Operation Desert Storm

theaviationgeekclub.com

 

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Washington backed Saudi terrorist trying to take out Ansar Allah aka Houthis forces

 

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Friendly fire my ass! It was shot down.

This. I heard the crew of the F-18 saw the missile approaching and ejected before it hit. GTFOH I was a maintenance guy in a squadron in the military and no pilot will do this. The friendly fire scenario is a cover story.

 

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This. I heard the crew of the F-18 saw the missile approaching and ejected before it hit. GTFOH I was a maintenance guy in a squadron in the military and no pilot will do this. The friendly fire scenario is a cover story.

Come on, wow

I luv hearing military folks opinions about events

 

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These cats don’t stop

 

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That was a big ass secondary explosion.

 

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Come on, wow

I luv hearing military folks opinions about events

This is Ward Carroll podcast (Former F 14 back seater, Naval Academy Instructor and Fox news analysis . Listen what he says between 23:00-23:30 about them ejecting before the missile hit. I believe he's paid by the DOD/CIA to say this. I caught him not telling the whole truth several times in the past.

 

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@awalk51772 days ago
No matter which version you accept, USA does not come out of this very well.

@electronicatutorial1 day ago
It is actually worst to say it was friendly fire, that means they shot themselves alone. Trying to say enemy weapons are not good and they shot themselves WTF!

 

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@GameYT32 days ago
yemen always claims that they destroyed any US warships and Aircraft


@aitchaitch2 days ago
@GameYT3 The Houthis never claimed to have destroyed any U.S. warship; they only stated that they targeted or hit them with missiles. The U.S. response usually confirms this by moving their ships away and replacing them with others.


@louisacostello50602 days ago
@GameYT3 where did you hear that? The houthies have struck US mickymouse bs...but they've never said they've destroyed it.

 

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I’m say this if Ansar Allah aka Houthis forces can drop nearly 10 high drone reaper drone… I’m sure they can get Lucky and pluck a jet once…

Also remember Putin clearly stated if Washington allows Ukraine to strike Russia, why should he not give his friends in the Middle East weapons….

Not saying he did transfer material to Yemen, seem like Iran did receive hardware tho…

 

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@mohamadkhanafer79782 days ago
How embarrassing, a country without an army that you traveled across the world to bomb, took down a fighter jet. Mind your own business and leave people alone

@thisguyshorty35542 days ago
Where's the proof?


@mohamadkhanafer79782 days ago (edited)
@ be realistic…the most advanced army in the world took down their own fighter? Combined radars, missile algorithms, technology, everything is in sync and they shot down their own plane?? Use your brain

 

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"Israeli" media: According to Magen David Adom data, 50 "Israelis" were injured while fleeing to shelters at midnight during the last two nights due to missile launches from Yemen.


"Yedioth Ahronoth" Hebrew newspaper:
The Houthis have turned us into "zombies." Residents of Gush Dan were startled awake once again last night by the sound of sirens following the launch of a missile from Yemen for the fourth time this week.

 

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Maybe the Russians are supplying them weapons to start another proxy war. Just speculating here.

 

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looks like that air defense missile stockpile has been drastically reduced ! Houthis ninjas are passing through quite frequently now !

 

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Maybe the Russians are supplying them weapons to start another proxy war. Just speculating here.

Not sure if it to start a proxy war but I get what you’re saying

 

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looks like that air defense missile stockpile has been drastically reduced ! Houthis ninjas are passing through quite frequently now !

Yea unless the radars don’t pick them up

 

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Israeli airstrikes reportedly targeted the airport in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a.

 

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Not sure how they got the number of planes but