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US destroys six Houthi drones in Red Sea

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Sailors from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group helping distressed mariners at sea in the Red Sea, on June 15, 2024. [AFP]

The US military said Thursday that it had destroyed four Houthi nautical drones and two aerial ones over the Red Sea off Yemen.

The Iran-backed Houthis have launched scores of drones and missiles at commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November, describing the attacks as being in support of Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

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