US Says It Destroyed Houthi Air Defense and Drone Systems in Red Sea Area

US Says It Destroyed Houthi Air Defense and Drone Systems in Red Sea Area
A locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. AP Photo
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed air defense and drone systems of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi forces in the area of the Red Sea, with no injuries or damage reported to commercial, the United States, and coalition ships.

The U.S. Central Command claimed on X its forces had destroyed an air defense system with two missiles ready to launch, a ground control station in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, and one unmanned aerial system launched by the Houthis from Yemen over the Red Sea.