• Strikes targeted a ‘Houthi UAV ground control station and 10 Houthi one-way UAVs’

WASHINGTON: US forces conducted strikes in Yemen against 10 attack drones and a ground control station belonging to Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the US military said Wednesday.

CENTCOM Self-Defense Strike Against Houthi UAVs and Ground Control Station pic.twitter.com/9LUKQS2HEB

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The strikes targeted a “Houthi UAV ground control station and 10 Houthi one-way UAVs” that “presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the US Navy ships in the region,” the Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, using an abbreviation for unmanned aerial vehicle.

AFP