DUBAI: The US military said on Thursday it had shot down 11 drones belonging to Yemen’s Houthis after the group claimed it had targeted Israeli and American ships off the Gulf of Aden.
The US Central Command said on X, formerly Twitter, that its forces had shot down three drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas on Wednesday morning and eight drones later the same day.
“It was determined the UAVs presented an imminent threat to US, coalition, and merchant vessels in the region,” the statement said, using the acronym for unmanned aerial vehicles.