There were no reports of commercial or naval vessels damaged in the assault, U.S. Central Command reported.
The U.S. military and its allies shot down a flurry of at least 28 drones in the Red Sea fired by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen early Saturday, the Pentagon said. The drones were fired over an approximately four-hour period from about 4 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. local time, U.S. Central Command reported on social media. There were no reports of commercial or naval vessels damaged in the assault, CENTCOM said.U.K.
The attacks have significantly disrupted international shipping routes. A Houthi attack Wednesday killed at least three members of the crew on the Liberian-owned commercial ship True Confidence, according to defense officials, marking the first fatalities from one of the Houthi attacks since they started in November.
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