US Navy ship fired three missiles after pro-Iran rebels fired two at it off the coast of Yemen

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[h=1]US Navy ship fired three missiles after pro-Iran rebels fired two at it off the coast of Yemen[/h]

• Two missiles failed to hit the USS Mason on Sunday night in the Red Sea
• Came from territory in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels
• US officials believe rebels used small skiffs as spotters to direct the attack
• US investigating the possibility that a radar station under Houthi control in Yemen might have also 'painted' the USS Mason
• The incident threatens to trigger the first direct US military action against Houthis in Yemen's conflict, though they deny any role in the strike

By REGINA F. GRAHAM FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and REUTERS
PUBLISHED: 12:00, 12 October 2016 | UPDATED: 20:43, 12 October 2016




Three missiles were fired by the crew from a Navy destroyer in an effort to defend themselves and another ship from being attacked on Sunday in the Red Sea by Iran-allied Houthi rebels.
The crew on the USS Mason fired the missiles to protect the guided-missile destroyer and nearby USS Ponce from two alleged cruise missiles that were fired from the Yemini shore, two defense officials told the US Naval Institute (USNI).
Two Standard Missile-2s and a single Enhanced Sea Sparrow Missile were launched from the USS Mason to intercept the two missiles that were fired around 7pm.
Also, the Navy destroyer used its Nulka anti-ship missile decoy, sources say.
At the time of the incident, the USS Mason was in international waters north of the strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

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Three missiles were fired by the crew from USS Mason (file above) in an effort to defend themselves and another ship from being attacked on Sunday in the Red Sea by Iran-allied Houthi rebels

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U.S. officials say they are seeing growing indications that the group, despite denials, were responsible for Sunday's attack off the Yemen coast. Above tribesmen loyal to Houthi rebels are pictured October 2

 

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The USS Mason 'employed onboard defensive measures (against the first suspected cruise missile,) although it is unclear whether this led to the missile striking the water or whether it would have struck the water anyway', a defense official told the USNI on Monday.
On Monday the Pentagon said an investigation is ongoing concerning the incident.
On Wednesday, US officials said they were seeing growing indications that Iran-allied Houthi rebels, despite denials, were responsible for Sunday's attack.
The rebels appeared to use small skiffs as spotters to help direct a missile attack on the warship, US officials, who are not authorized to speak publicly because the investigation is ongoing, told Reuters.
The US is also investigating the possibility that a radar station under Houthi control in Yemen might have also 'painted' the USS Mason, something that would have helped the Iran-aligned fighters pass along coordinates for a strike, said the officials.

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Two missiles were launched in an attempt to hit the USS Mason (file picture) and USS Ponce on Sunday coming from Yemeni territory controlled by Houthi rebels, according to a US military spokesman

Neither of the two missiles fired from Houthi-controlled territory on Sunday hit the USS Mason or the nearby USS Ponce, an amphibious transport dock.
But the incident threatens to trigger the first direct U.S. military action against Houthis in Yemen's conflict, even if it is limited to one-off retaliation.
The Houthis have publicly denied any role in the strike. A senior Western diplomat told Reuters those denials have been communicated privately as well.
But the emerging details of Sunday's incident, if confirmed by a U.S. investigation, would lend further support to the Pentagon's claims that 'the facts certainly seem to point' to Houthi involvement.
The U.S. military even hinted on Tuesday at possible preparations for a retaliatory strike.
'Anybody who takes action, fires against U.S. Navy ships operating in international waters, does so at their own peril,' Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told a news briefing.

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Neither of the two missiles fired from Houthi-controlled territory on Sunday hit the USS Mason (file picture) or the nearby USS Ponce, which is an amphibious transport dock

 

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The Houthis, who drove the Saudi Arabia-backed Yemen President Abd Rabbu Mansour al-Hadi from the capital in 2014, had previously avoided targeting U.S. military ships.
Although the United States has provided limited support for the Saudi-led coalition battling the Houthis, it also has reserved its direct military role in Yemen to the fight against al Qaeda's affiliate, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
That general U.S. policy might still remain in place, even if it opts to carry out one-off retaliatory strikes.
Yemen's war has killed at least 10,000 people and brought parts of the country to the brink of starvation.
The Houthis, who are allied to Hadi's predecessor Ali Abdullah Saleh, have the support of many army units and control most of the north including the capital Sanaa.

 

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The U.S. military has acknowledged that only the first of the two missiles came close enough to even trigger the USS Mason's defenses, and it is still not clear those were necessary to avoid a direct hit on the ship.
It is also not clear whether those defenses caused the missile to splash down early, or whether it would have fallen short anyway.

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The Houthis are allied to Yemen President Abd Rabbu Mansour al-Hadi's predecessor, Ali Abdullah Saleh (file above)

The second missile, fired about an hour later, was far enough away that the USS Mason did not deem it necessary to employ its defenses.
But Reuters reported that the coastal defense cruise missiles themselves had considerable range, adding to concerns about the kind of heavy weaponry that the Houthis appear willing to employ and some of which U.S. officials believe is supplied by Iran.
The second missile, for example, traveled more than two dozen nautical miles before splashing into the Red Sea off Yemen's southern coast, one of the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The Houthis had previously acknowledged responsibility for firing on a vessel from the United Arab Emirates a week earlier.
Both incidents took place around the Bab al-Mandab strait, one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
Gerry Northwood, chief operations officer with British maritime security firm MAST, suggested the Houthis would find it increasingly difficult to stage similar strikes going forward.
'Now that the U.S. is getting involved, it will become increasingly difficult for the Houthis to position their missiles for further attacks,' Northwood said.

Read more:

• USS Mason Fired 3 Missiles to Defend From Yemen Cruise Missiles Attack

 

[superbeets]

The Houthis are proxy of Iran, just like Hezbollah, Hamas,Iraqi Shia militia



The Houthis just don't fire on US warships without not just permission from Iran, but it is believed the Iranians gave them orders to fire.

 

[NFLTrends]

Nothing to see here... just American lives.

"At this point, what difference does it make!!"

Lets just focus on what someone said 11 years ago about consensual fondling

 

[busterhyman]

us military hinted at a retaliatory strike- one would hope so

 

[The Guesser]

Nothing to see here... just American lives.

"At this point, what difference does it make!!"

Lets just focus on what someone said 11 years ago about consensual fondling

Consensual????? You realize the Sexual Predator doesn't get to decide what's consensual or not?
Thank G-d the idiot Drumpf will never be near the WH. He'd have already started a Nuclear war over this.

 

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[h=1]US military destroys three 'radar sites' in Yemen in tit-for-tat response to two failed missile attacks on their Navy destroyer[/h]

• The retaliatory attack on Thursday was authorized by President Obama
• Marks first shots fired by the US against Yemen's Shiite rebels the Houthis
• Missiles launched from Houthi-controlled territory targeted the USS Mason twice in four days this week
• Officials said the three radar sites were in remote areas, where there was little risk of civilian casualties or collateral damage
• US previously only provided logistical support and refueling to the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis

By DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER and ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 05:51, 13 October 2016 | UPDATED: 08:40, 13 October 2016

 

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Military missiles launched by the US in a series of 'limited self-defense strikes' have destroyed three radar sites on Yemen's Red Sea Coast, the Pentagon has revealed.
The retaliatory attack, authorized by President Obama, follows two incidents this week in which missiles were fired on a US naval destroyer called the USS Mason.
Thursday's strikes mark the first shots fired by the US against Yemen's Shiite rebels, known as the Houthis, in the country's long-running civil war.
The US previously only provided logistical support and refueling to the Saudi-led coalition battling the Houthis and their allies, including supporters of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
While the US military has been focused on al-Qaeda in Yemen, the Houthis had not been a primary target of American forces.

 

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Hopefully plenty of Iranians killed.

 

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Military missiles launched by the US in a series of 'limited self-defense strikes' (pictured on Thursday) have destroyed three radar sites on Yemen's Red Sea Coast, the Pentagon revealed

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Thursday's strikes by the USS Nitze (pictured in file photo) mark the first shots fired by the US against Yemen's Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, in the country's long-running civil war

 

[NFLTrends]

Consensual????? You realize the Sexual Predator doesn't get to decide what's consensual or not?
Thank G-d the idiot Drumpf will never be near the WH. He'd have already started a Nuclear war over this.

"And they let me..."

Can you show me the criminal cases and where these women pressed charges? Thanks.

 

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[h=1]Strikes Target Radar Sites in Yemen[/h][FONT=&quot]DoD News, Defense Media Activity[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2016 — Early yesterday local time, the U.S. military struck three radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory on Yemen's Red Sea coast, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said in a news release last night.
“Initial assessments show the sites were destroyed,” Cook said. The strikes were authorized by President Barack Obama at the recommendation of Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Marine Corps General Joe Dunford.
The targets were radar sites involved in the recent missile launches threatening the destroyer USS Mason and other vessels operating in international waters in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb, the press secretary said.
“These limited self-defense strikes were conducted to protect our personnel, our ships, and our freedom of navigation in this important maritime passageway,” Cook said. “The United States will respond to any further threat to our ships and commercial traffic, as appropriate, and will continue to maintain our freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandeb and elsewhere around the world.”


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[h=1]Iran deploys warships off Yemen coast in the Gulf of Aden: Tasnim[/h]

Iran sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, establishing a military presence in waters off Yemen where the U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes on areas controlled by Iran-backed Houthi forces.
"Iran's Alvand and Bushehr warships have been dispatched to the Gulf of Aden to protect trade vessels from piracy," Tasnim reported.
The U.S. military strikes were in response to failed missile attacks this week on a U.S. Navy destroyer, U.S. officials said.
Iran's key regional rival Saudi Arabia accuses Tehran of providing support to the Houthis, a charge the Islamic Republic denies.
Tasnim said the Iranian ships will patrol the Gulf of Aden, south of Yemen, which is one of the world's most important shipping routes.

 

[ScottL]

Perfect chance for Obama to shove it up Iran's ass at no cost. Iran will do all they can to hurt us regardless of US actions. Obama of course fails to grasp this. Plus he has no balls. If he did he would give the order to blow them both out of existence.

 

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American tax payers money airlifted into Iran. Iran uses the money to send missiles to Houthis rebels. American taxpayers shooting at American ships,with the aim to kill Americans.


You could not make this up.

 

[Willie99]

Keeping it in the family SB

 

[The Guesser]

"And they let me..."

Can you show me the criminal cases and where these women pressed charges? Thanks.

Are you serious? So the standard is if any Criminal cases or charges pressed immediately? So NONE of Slick Willies "events" happened. None of Bill Cosby's events Happened. It's both or none. The Sexual Predator doesn't get to say "They Let me".

 

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MORE ATTACKS

[h=1]U.S. warship targeted in failed missile attack from Yemen: official[/h]
By Idrees Ali and Matt Spetalnick | WASHINGTON
A U.S. Navy destroyer was targeted on Saturday in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, the third such incident in the past week, U.S. officials said.
Multiple surface-to-surface missiles were fired at the USS Mason sailing in international waters in the Red Sea but the warship used on-board countermeasures to defend itself and was not hit, one defense official said, citing initial information.
The latest attack could provoke further retaliation by the U.S. military, which launched cruise missiles on Thursday against three coastal radar sites in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen in response to the two previous failed missile firings against the Mason.
"The Mason once again appears to have come under attack in the Red Sea, again from coastal defense cruise missiles fired from the coast of Yemen," Admiral John Richardson, U.S. chief of naval operations, said during a ship christening in Baltimore on Saturday.
Another U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters: “We are assessing the situation. All of our ships and crews are safe and unharmed.”
Thursday’s U.S. counter-strikes, authorized by President Barack Obama, marked Washington's first direct military action against suspected Houthi-controlled targets in Yemen's conflict and raised questions about the potential for further escalation.
The Houthi movement earlier this week denied responsibility for the missile attacks on the Mason and warned that it too would defend itself.
The Pentagon on Thursday stressed the limited nature of the strikes, aimed at radar that it suspected enabled the launch of at least three missiles against the Mason on Sunday and Wednesday.
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said at the time that the U.S. counter-strikes were not connected to the broader civil war in Yemen, which has unleashed famine and killed more than 10,000 people since March 2015 in the Arab world's poorest country.



The United States, a longtime ally of Saudi Arabia, has provided aerial refueling of warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition striking Yemen and it supplies U.S. weapons to the kingdom.

Iran, which supports the Houthi group, said last week it had deployed two warships to the Gulf of Aden, to protect ship lanes from piracy.


Reuters
Reporting By Idrees Ali and Matt Spetalnick; editing by Diane Craft)