Family members of an Indian nurse who is on death row in war-torn Yemen say they are pinning their hopes on a last-ditch effort to save her. Nimisha Priya, 34, was sentenced to death for the murder of a local man - her former business partner Talal Abdo Mahdi - whose chopped-up body was discovered in a water tank in 2017.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are stepping up their missile attacks, keeping up what could be the last major front in the Middle East wars.
The US Navy blasted several guided missiles at Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen from a warship in the Red Sea on New Year’s Eve, impressive video shared by US Central Command shows.
Israel intercepts missile and drone fired from Yemen
The US military fired multiple strikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the latest escalation against the Iran-backed terror group plaguing the Red Sea.
Ali Dhafar argues that Yemen’s recent strategic military operations against US and Israeli assets signal its growing capabilities.
The targets struck by U.S. forces had been used to attack American warships and commercial vessels, officials said.
The U.S. has been targeting Houthi facilities in Yemen and has long carried out military activities in the country.
The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have targeted commercial ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. They launched a missile at Israel overnight.
The latest round of strikes occurred as the United States and its ally Israel struggle to halt a campaign of regional assaults by Yemen’s Houthi militants.
"On Dec. 30 and 31, U.S. Navy ships and aircraft targeted a Houthi command and control facility and advanced conventional weapon (ACW) production and storage facilities that included missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV)," the U.S. military's Central Command said in a post on X.
NORFOLK, Va. — Navy warships ushered in the new year with a new round of strikes on Houthi rebel sites in Yemen. Video released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) showed F/A-18 Super Hornets launching from the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, and Tomahawk Cruise missiles being launched from a surface ship.