The United States carried out strikes in Yemen on Houthi installations. However, they lost a plane shot down by mistake by the American army.
The US military accidentally shot down one of its fighter jets over the Red Sea, forcing its two pilots to eject, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Sunday.
The two men were rescued and one suffered minor injuries, said CENTCOM, the body responsible for overseeing United States military operations in the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia.
The downed aircraft was an F/A-18 Hornet which had just taken off from the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman. One of the escort ships, the cruiser Gettysburg, accidentally opened fire and hit the plane, a CENTCOM statement said.
CENTCOM Conducts Airstrikes Against Iran-Backed Houthi Missile Storage and Command/Control Facilities in Yemen
TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted precision airstrikes against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility operated by… pic.twitter.com/YRWWQJIweP
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Early this Sunday, the US Air Force, in conjunction with the Royal Air Force, carried out devastating missile and bomb attacks against the Houthis following the strike that hit Israel in the Tel Aviv area, this Saturday.
CENTCOM said it carried out airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi missile storage and command and control facilities in Yemen.
The US Air Force, together with the Royal Air Force, carried out devastating missile and bomb attacks against the Houthis.
Yesterday, the Houthis attacked Israel with ballistic missiles. pic.twitter.com/ngxMMbdbQC
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“CENTCOM forces have carried out deliberate strikes to disrupt and degrade Houthi operations, such as attacks on U.S. Navy warships and merchant ships in the southern Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb and in the Gulf of Aden. “During the operation, CENTCOM forces also shot down several Houthi one-way attack drones (OWA UAVs) and an anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) over the Red Sea,” it added. the American army.
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