Yemeni Armed Forces targeted 2 US destroyers, 4 hostile ships: Saree
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The Yemeni Armed Forces conduct six operations targeting US-UK-owned ships, as well as Israeli sites in occupied Palestine.
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The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, reads out a statement on the operations of the YAF, on March 26, 2024. (Yemeni Armed Forces/Military Media)
The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) conducted six military operations in 72 hours, the spokesperson for the YAF Brigadier General Yahya Saree stated on Tuesday.
These top-tier operations came in support of the Palestinian people and in commemoration of the 10th year of the resilience of the Yemeni people against the Saudi-led US-UK-backed aggression on the country.
The Yemeni Armed Forces' Navy and Missile Force conducted a series of joint operations totaling four in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Gulf of Aden.
Summary of Yemeni attacks
YAF targets vessels in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
Naval and Missile forces targeted the US-owned and flagged MAERSK SARATOGA container ship in the Gulf of Aden. The last position received by maritime traffic monitoring websites was 3 days ago near the coast of Djibouti.
The YAF also targeted the US-owned APL DETRIOT container ship in the Red Sea. Moreover, the Yemeni forces targeted the UK-owned W HUANG PU in the Red Sea. In their last joint operation, the Naval and Missile forces targeted the PRETTY LADY bulk carrier, which was heading to Israeli-occupied ports in Palestine.
YAF target US destroyers in Red Sea
The Yemeni Unmanned Air Force conducted two large-scale and top-tier operations targeting two US destroyers in the Red Sea.
YAF target Israeli positions in 'Eilat'
On its part, the Yemeni Missile Force also conducted a number of operations targeting Israeli positions in occupied Um al-Rashrash whose land was usurped to build the southernmost coastal settlement of "Eilat" on the Red Sea.
Brigadier General Saree said that the operation successfully achieved their objectives.
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Yemen steadfast in its support of Palestine
"The Yemeni Armed Forces gift these military operations to all the freedom fighters of the Palestinian Resistance factions in the Gaza Strip, confirming its continuation of executing further operations against hostile targets," Saree explained.
"[These operations] affirm that we will continue to uphold our decision of restricting the navigation of Israeli ships or ships heading to the ports of occupied Palestine in the Red and Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean until the aggression is stopped and the siege on the Palestinian people and the Gaza Strip is lifted," the Yemeni military commander concluded.
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