Yemen’s Houthis rebels show no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, the top commander of US naval forces in the Middle East says.
Since Operation Prosperity Guardian was announced 10 days ago, 1,200 merchant ships have travelled through the Red Sea region, and none has been hit by drone or missile strikes, Vice-Admiral Brad Cooper said in an Associated Press interview. He said additional countries are expected to sign on.
Cooper says the coalition is in direct communication with commercial ships to provide guidance on “manoeuvring and the best practices to avoid being attacked”, and working closely with the shipping industry to coordinate security.
Houthis threatened to attack any vessel they believe is either going to or coming from Israel. That has escalated to apparently any vessel with container ships and oil tankers flagged to countries such as Norway and Liberia being attacked or drawing missile fire.
Source: AlJazeera
