US Forces Destroy 2 Houthi Unmanned Surface Vessels in Red Sea

The U.S. military also destroyed one radar site in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.

Commercial ships are docked at the Houthi-held Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen, on Feb. 25, 2023. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

U.S. forces destroyed two Houthi uncrewed surface vessels in the Red Sea on July 4, amid efforts to degrade the Iranian-backed group’s ability to conduct attacks on commercial ships passing through the region, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

CENTCOM, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, said that its forces also destroyed a radar site in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.