Tag: Houthis
Transnational maritime threats needed transnational responses
Maritime security is no longer about the threat of nations at war, but the threats of yore, piracy on the high seas, and smuggling.
The...
Red Sea tensions: 4 scholars explain what’s at stake for global...
The Red Sea region is a geopolitical hotspot. It holds strategic maritime importance as a global trade transit route and plays a crucial role...
Successful US strikes on Houthi facilities and weapons systems
The weekend of 9 and 10 November saw the United States (US) Central Command (CENTCOM) “execute precise strikes” on multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities...
New Somali piracy threats require partnerships and holistic responses
Signs of a potential Somali piracy resurgence have emerged in 2024, most recently with the European Union Naval Force Operation ATALANTA reporting a suspected...
The Houthis are winning in the Red Sea – rest of...
Who is winning the battle for the Red Sea? If I were taking bets right now, I’d have some of my money on the...
Houthis attack tanker Cordelia Moon; US attacks Houthi bases
During the past week Houthis managed a successful waterborne drone attack on the Liberian-flagged, UK-connected tanker, Cordelia Moon (IMO 90297888).
An unmanned surface vessel (USV),...
Aspides asset tows stricken oil tanker to safe area
The European Union (EU) naval tasking in the Red Sea Operation Aspides provided protection while the fully laden and missile damaged oil tanker Sounion...
Houthis target more ships in the Red Sea
Further attacks against shipping in the lower Red Sea have been reported, though some details remain sketchy.
Initial reports said the crude oil tanker named...
Initial efforts to salvage tanker Sounion in Red Sea fail
A salvage team has abandoned efforts to secure and tow away to safety the fully-loaded burning oil tanker Sounion (IMO 9312145) from near the...
Tanker struck as Houthis resume their missile and drone attacks in...
Another violent and highly dangerous attack on a ship in the lower Red Sea has taken place, leaving the crude oil tanker Chios Lion...
Top UN body demands Houthis cease Red Sea ship attacks
Ever-increasing attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by rebel Houthis saw the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) this week demand cessation of attacks...
Shipping industry appalled and saddened at Houthi attacks on vessels Tutor...
The shipping community, speaking on behalf of 14 of the leading global shipping associations, says it is appalled and deeply saddened with the tragic...
Houthi missiles strike several ships; engine room of MV Tutor flooded...
A Greek-owned and managed bulk carrier, MV Tutor, is reported to have come under attack by Houthi forces and taking on water in a...
Security guard mother ship Markab visits Cape Town
The security guard mother ship Markab (IMO 7605691) arrived off Cape Town from Gibraltar on 30 May to take on supplies amid an increase...
Greek bulk carrier Laax damaged after being struck by three Houthi...
The Yemeni-based Houthis have struck again. This time the victim is a Greek-owned and operated bulk carrier sailing in the lower Red Sea, which...
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Aramco, Patriot targets in Jazan
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group used drones and missiles to attack targets in the southern Saudi city of Jazan, it said on Thursday, including one...
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi Aramco facilities; no Saudi confirmation
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Monday it had fired 17 drones and two ballistic missiles at targets in Saudi Arabia, including Saudi Aramco...
Yemen’s Houthis warn of stronger attacks after drone strikes on Saudi...
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Friday they had attacked Saudi energy and military sites with 18 armed drones, and the kingdom’s energy ministry reported...
Drone strike on Riyadh oil refinery claimed by Houthis causes fire
An air attack on an oil refinery in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Friday caused a fire that was brought under control, the energy...
Yemen’s Houthis say attacked southern Saudi airports with drones
Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Monday it had fired armed drones at an airport and air base in southern Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi-led...
Yemen’s Houthis say fired missile at Saudi Aramco site in Jeddah
Yemen’s Houthi forces fired a cross-border missile at a Saudi Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea city of Jeddah, a Houthi military spokesman...
Yemen’s Houthis raise stakes in Marib ‘blood bath’, sources say
Hundreds of fighters have been killed in a weeks-long Houthi offensive on the Yemeni region of Marib, military sources and a local official said...
Saudi-led coalition: Houthi drone interception leaves shrapnel near Abha airport
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi group said it had intercepted a drone on Tuesday fired by the Iran-aligned group towards the kingdom but...
Yemen’s Houthis say they carried out drone attack on Saudi airport
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it carried out a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport on Wednesday which the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi...
Yemen’s Houthis protest against Trump’s terrorist label
Tens of thousands of Yemenis marched in Sanaa on Monday, heeding a call by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement to condemn the United States for...
Tanker damaged in explosion at Saudi terminal
An explosion damaged a Greek-managed tanker at a Saudi Arabian terminal on the Red Sea north of the Yemeni border, the ship’s manager said...
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says Houthi attack on Jeddah petroleum products...
The spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Monday that Iran-aligned Houthis have been implicated in an attack at a fuel...
Saudi-led coalition says destroyed five drones fired by Houthis
The Saudi-led coalition said on Friday it had intercepted and destroyed five explosive-laden drones launched towards Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Thursday.
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Yemen’s Houthis targeted two airports and a base in Saudi Arabia:...
The military spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi movement said in a tweet on Saturday it had targeted the Jizan and Abha airports and the Khamis...
Houthis fire drones at Saudi airport
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group aimed drones at Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport e on Tuesday and put it out of service for several hours.
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Saudi-led coalition starts military operation against Yemen’s Houthis
A Saudi-led coalition has started a military operation against Yemen’s Houthi movement after it stepped up cross-border missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia,...
Houthi drones downed
The Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed drones launched by Iran-aligned Yemen’s Houthis at “civilian targets” in Saudi cities Abha and Khamis Mushait, state news...
Houthis attack Aramco facilities
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement fired rocket and drone strikes at Saudi targets including Aramco oil facilities, the group’s first claim of attacks since it...
Ship seized in the Red Sea
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said the Houthis seized a vessel towing a South Korean drilling rig at the...
Houthi attack foiled
The Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed an explosives-laden boat launched from Yemen by the Iran-aligned Houthi group, an incident that could further increase regional...
Houthi drones, missiles defy Saudi air strikes
At a July weapons exhibition in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, military officials whipped sheets off what they said were newly-developed drones and missiles.
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UAE drawdown raises hopes of Yemen ceasefire
A United Arab Emirates’ military drawdown in Yemen is building momentum for a nationwide truce this year, bolstering efforts by the Saudi-led coalition to...
Houthis threaten more drone attacks
The Iranian-aligned Houthi group threatened to launch more drone attacks after a deadly strike last week on a Yemeni government military parade, stoking tension...
Egypt concerned about Red Sea security following Houthi attack
Egypt's president said Cairo was concerned about security in the Red Sea following an attack by Yemen's Houthis on two oil tankers...
Houthis attack Saudi ship, launch ballistic missile
The armed Houthi movement attacked a Saudi warship off the western coast of Yemen on Monday, causing an explosion that killed two...
At least 10 killed in attacks led by Yemen’s Ansar al-Sharia
At least 10 people have been killed in Yemen over the past four days in attacks led by an al Qaeda's affiliate...
North Yemen strife has killed at least 210
At least 210 people have been killed in two months of fighting between Shi'ite Muslim Houthis and ultra-conservative Sunni Salafis in northern...
