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France says naval ship in Red Sea intercepted 2 drones launched from Houthi-held port
2023-12-10
[IsraelTimes] The French navy says the frigate Languedoc in the Red Sea shot down two drones Saturday night coming "straight toward it" from a Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
i port city held by the Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
rebels.

The statement does not say whether the French navy assesses its frigate was the target of the drones.
Related:
Red Sea: 2023-12-08 Why Aren't We Attacking the Houthis?
Red Sea: 2023-12-07 Good Morning
Red Sea: 2023-12-07 IDF: Missile, believed to have been fired from Yemen, intercepted by Arrow defense system over Red Sea
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  Why does France's interception of Houthi drones in Red Sea matter? - analysis
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-12-10 12:08  

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