Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, March 9, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, March 9, 2024
US navy shoots down 15 drones in large-scale Houthi attack in Red Sea
Houthi supporters attend a rally against the US airstrikes on Yemen and the Israeli offensive against Hamas in Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
US Navy ships and aircraft shot down 15 uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) fired by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea area early on Saturday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) says.
The military was responding to a large-scale attack by “Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists” launched into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden between 4 a.m. and 6:30 a.m (1300-1530 GMT), CENTCOM says in a post on X.
The UAVs were determined to present “an imminent threat to merchant vessels, U. Navy, and coalition ships in the region,” it said.
