NPR: houthi rebels https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=722457196 houthi rebels en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:14:27 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: houthi rebels https://www.npr.org/tags/722457196/houthi-rebels Yemen's rebels target Singapore-flagged ship as U.S. and allies down Houthi drones An attack by Houthi rebels set off explosions ahead of a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden, the latest in a campaign of assaults by the Iranian-backed group over Israel's war on Hamas. Sat, 09 Mar 2024 04:07:37 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/03/09/1237172295/yemens-rebels-target-singapore-flagged-ship-as-u-s-and-allies-down-houthi-drones https://www.npr.org/2024/03/09/1237172295/yemens-rebels-target-singapore-flagged-ship-as-u-s-and-allies-down-houthi-drones An attack by Houthi rebels set off explosions ahead of a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden, the latest in a campaign of assaults by the Iranian-backed group over Israel's war on Hamas.

]]> The Associated Press The U.S. military says it struck a Houthi underwater vessel in the Red Sea U.S. Central Command said it was the first time the Iranian-backed rebel group had been observed using an uncrewed underwater vessel since starting a series of attacks in the region in October. Sun, 18 Feb 2024 17:49:26 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/02/18/1232332875/houthi-underwater-vessel-red-sea https://www.npr.org/2024/02/18/1232332875/houthi-underwater-vessel-red-sea U.S. Central Command said it was the first time the Iranian-backed rebel group had been observed using an uncrewed underwater vessel since starting a series of attacks in the region in October.

]]> Joe Hernandez The killing of U.S. troops in Jordan raises specter of a wider war in the Middle East An escalation of violence in the Middle East over the last 24 hours, including a drone attack that killed three U.S. service members, has raised concerns about the possibility of a regional war. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:54:29 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/01/29/1227592207/us-troops-deaths-drone-strikes-middle-east-iran https://www.npr.org/2024/01/29/1227592207/us-troops-deaths-drone-strikes-middle-east-iran

An escalation of violence in the Middle East over the last 24 hours, including a drone attack that killed three U.S. service members, has raised concerns about the possibility of a regional war.

]]> Hadeel Al-Shalchi Crew extinguishes fire on oil tanker hit by Houthi missile off Yemen coast The tanker carried Russian-produced naphtha, a flammable oil, drawing Moscow further into a conflict that so far it had blamed on the U.S. Sat, 27 Jan 2024 03:48:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/01/27/1227388081/yemen-houthi-rebels-fire-a-missile-at-a-u-s-warship-escalating-mideast-conflict https://www.npr.org/2024/01/27/1227388081/yemen-houthi-rebels-fire-a-missile-at-a-u-s-warship-escalating-mideast-conflict The tanker carried Russian-produced naphtha, a flammable oil, drawing Moscow further into a conflict that so far it had blamed on the U.S.

]]> The Associated Press U.S. forces say they killed the boat crews in a Houthi ship attack in the Red Sea Hours before the attack on the container ship, the U.S. military said it had shot down two missiles fired toward the same ship Sun, 31 Dec 2023 09:26:22 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/12/31/1222339528/u-s-forces-say-they-killed-the-boat-crews-in-a-houthi-ship-attack-in-the-red-sea https://www.npr.org/2023/12/31/1222339528/u-s-forces-say-they-killed-the-boat-crews-in-a-houthi-ship-attack-in-the-red-sea Hours before the attack on the container ship, the U.S. military said it had shot down two missiles fired toward the same ship

]]> The Associated Press After Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, fears of a wider Middle East conflict grow The Iran-backed rebel group has attacked multiple ships in the Red Sea throughout December. The Houthis control large swaths of Yemen's territory. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/12/05/1217056536/houthis-explainer-red-sea-yemen-saudi-middle-east-israel-gaza https://www.npr.org/2023/12/05/1217056536/houthis-explainer-red-sea-yemen-saudi-middle-east-israel-gaza The Iran-backed rebel group has attacked multiple ships in the Red Sea throughout December. The Houthis control large swaths of Yemen's territory.

]]> Joe Hernandez Houthi missiles strike commercial ships in Red Sea, while U.S. warship downs drones Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, as well as launching drones and missiles targeting Israel as it wages war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Sun, 03 Dec 2023 11:41:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/12/03/1216851042/pentagon-says-a-warship-and-commercial-ships-have-come-under-attack-in-the-red-s https://www.npr.org/2023/12/03/1216851042/pentagon-says-a-warship-and-commercial-ships-have-come-under-attack-in-the-red-s Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, as well as launching drones and missiles targeting Israel as it wages war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

]]> The Associated Press U.S. Navy seizes 70 tons of Iranian missile fuel from a sailboat to Yemen The load — enough for a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles — was hidden among bags of fertilizer on a wooden ship called a dhow. It likely was bound for Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:42:15 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/11/15/1136785612/iran-missile-fuel-yemen-houthi-dhow https://www.npr.org/2022/11/15/1136785612/iran-missile-fuel-yemen-houthi-dhow The load — enough for a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles — was hidden among bags of fertilizer on a wooden ship called a dhow. It likely was bound for Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

]]> The Associated Press UAE says it intercepted 2 missiles from Yemen's Houthis The missile fire further escalates tensions across the Persian Gulf, which previously had seen a series of assaults near Emirati soil. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 02:36:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/01/24/1075261342/u-a-e-intercepted-two-missiles-from-yemens-houthis https://www.npr.org/2022/01/24/1075261342/u-a-e-intercepted-two-missiles-from-yemens-houthis The missile fire further escalates tensions across the Persian Gulf, which previously had seen a series of assaults near Emirati soil.

]]> The Associated Press Photos show the aftermath of the fatal Abu Dhabi attack The images by Planet Labs PBC show smoke rising over an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot in the Mussafah neighborhood of Abu Dhabi on Monday. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:58:28 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/01/18/1073734921/photos-show-the-aftermath-of-the-fatal-abu-dhabi-attack https://www.npr.org/2022/01/18/1073734921/photos-show-the-aftermath-of-the-fatal-abu-dhabi-attack The images by Planet Labs PBC show smoke rising over an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot in the Mussafah neighborhood of Abu Dhabi on Monday.

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