Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched a missile at a United States warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to shoot down the projectile
Source: Yemen Houthi rebels fire a missile at a US warship, escalating worst Mideast sea conflict in decades
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The attack on the U.S. warship, the destroyer USS Carney, marked a further escalation in the biggest confrontation at sea the U.S. Navy has seen in the Middle East in decades, as Houthi missile fire set another commercial vessel ablaze Friday night.
Despite the Carney being directly targeted, Central Command said the Houthis fired “toward” the Carney. The Carney shot down the anti-ship ballistic missile, it said.
so directed at the us ship. as article pints out this is an escalation, but is being kept un-sensationaql so not to further inflame things.
