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Houthi missiles ‘presented an imminent threat to U.S. Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region,’ CENTCOM said.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen said Saudi air defense units intercepted multiple missiles fired from inside Yemen toward the kingdom’s southwest border city of Jizan on Monday.

Yemen’s Shiite rebels pushing to seize more territory across the country were locked in fierce battles with al-Qaeda militants on Wednesday in a province south of the capital, Sanaa, security officials said.

Shiite rebels who overran Yemen’s capital last month won another stunning victory Tuesday, capturing a key port on the Red Sea in a move that underlined their apparent intention to create a mini-state in the mostly chaotic and lawless Arab country.

Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in the United States on Saturday to seek medical attention for injuries