Crossover bombings: US destroys Houthi missiles in Yemen and pro-Iran militias attack an American base in Iraq

The Central Command of North American forces deployed abroad confirmed this Saturday afternoon. Land bombing of Houthi missile launch facility. According to the statement made by USCENTCOM, the bombing took place in several waves at 4 a.m. Sanaa time. The aim was: anti ship missile It is in the hands of the Houthis, ready to be launched.

The missile was targeting the Gulf of Aden and was “ready to launch,” the Pentagon reported. Operation Welfare Guardian commanders said the battery and missile “They posed a threat to merchant ships and U.S. Navy ships.” They consider the attack as an act of “self-defense” since it was “in the region”.

North American naval forces operating in the region, with the gradual contribution of the Allies, detected six types of anti-ship missiles in the hands of the Houthis. The majority of this arsenal is of Iranian origin. However, as the Houthis stated, their maintenance is personally carried out by engineers trained in India, Iran, Russia and North Korea.

Among the missiles in the hands of the Houthis Asef rocketIranian design based on Fateh 313 exported by the Ayatollah regime, The most powerful and longest rangeIt has an autonomy of more than 200 miles. According to unofficial information about this morning’s attack, this was one of the rockets destroyed by North American forces.

in Iraq

The same day, Al Assad base in Iraq, main concentration of North American forces against Islamic State It was the target of intense missile bombardment by pro-Iranian militias in Anbar province.

The attack was first confirmed by Iraq’s official news agency NINA and later confirmed by a security source to the ‘Baghdad Al Youm’ newspaper, Europa Press reported.

According to that newspaper, the rockets started from the town of Al Baghdadi. However, the attack is not carried out by ISIS, but by its Shiite rivals. militia Kataib Hezbollah (Iraqi Islamic Resistance) claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack in Iraq is part of a possible response by Tehran’s proxies to the deaths of four members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in a third alleged attack on Damascus.

These reciprocal bombings, including pre-emptive bombing by the North American Navy, come on a weekend ahead of the possible union in the EU of the majority of countries that have opted to send naval forces to the Red Sea. Spanish. in advanced Silvia Martínez Including at least six countries from Brussels Germany, Italy and BelgiumIt will be willing to contribute warships to ensure trade traffic in the Bab el Mandeb Strait. However, an official decision is not expected from 27 countries on this Monday, when the meeting of foreign portfolio owners of EU partner countries is planned.

This morning’s attack follows three other attacks launched from the North American naval deployment earlier on Saturday. three other missile batteries in this situation, They pointed to the Red Sea. The United States naval command decided to anticipate their launch and declared their destruction on Friday morning.