US Conducts 6 Defense Strikes After Houthis Target Singapore-Owned Vessel

The strikes destroyed 18 anti-ship missiles in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, according to CENTCOM.

A container ship crosses an oil platform at the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, outside of Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 1, 2020. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

The U.S. military said that it conducted six strikes in self-defense against Houthi targets on Monday after the Iranian-backed group launched missiles at a Singapore-owned ship traversing the Red Sea.

The strikes launched between 2.50 p.m. and 11.30 p.m. (local time) on March 11, destroyed an unmanned underwater vessel and 18 anti-ship missiles in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.