Yemen’s Houthis Attack Two US Navy Destroyers in the Red Sea

The Pentagon said Tuesday that the Houthis fired on two US Navy destroyers while they were leaving the Red Sea as the nearly year-long US bombing campaign in Yemen has done nothing to deter the Yemeni group.

According to the AP, Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the Houthis fired at least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles, and three anti-ship cruise missiles at the USS Stockdale and the USS Spruance.

Ryder said that no US personnel were injured in the attack and that there was no damage to the US vessels. He said the missiles and drones were “successfully engaged.”

The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, took credit for the attack. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said Yemeni forces targeted two US destroyers and an aircraft carrier, but there was no word from the Pentagon about a US aircraft carrier coming under attack.