al-Qutaynat comes less than 24 hours after the US Central Command said that six missiles were fired from Yemen toward two merchant ships on Tuesday.
Al Mayadeen‘s correspondent reported early Thursday that a joint US-British aggression targeted the al-Qutaynat area in the border district of Baqim in the northern Yemeni province of Saada.
Our correspondent mentioned that the latest aggression on Yemen did not result in significant damage, while also reporting explosions in the province of Hodeidah.
This comes less than 24 hours after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) mentioned that six missiles were fired from Yemen toward two merchant ships on Tuesday, reportedly causing light damage to one of the vessels.
In a statement, CENTCOM said six anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) were fired toward the Southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Three of the missiles were aimed at the MV Star Nasia, a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that is Greek-owned and operated, the military command claimed.
“MV Star Nasia reported an explosion near the ship causing minor damage but no injuries”, while a second missile later landed nearby and a third was shot down by a US destroyer, CENTCOM said.
The US military added that the other three missiles were aimed at the MV Morning Tide, a Barbados-flagged, UK-owned cargo ship, but they exploded in the Red Sea without causing damage.
Earlier, Yahya Saree, the spokesperson of the Yemeni Armed Forces, announced that Yemen’s Naval Forces have conducted two military operations in the Red Sea targeting ships belonging to the US and UK.
According to the spokesperson, the first operation targeted the US ship “Star Nasia”, while the other one targeted the British “Morning Tide” using “suitable naval missiles” and stressing that “strikes were direct and accurate.”
Source: AlMayadeen
