ARAB COALITION DESTROYS TWO BOMB-LADEN BOATS BELONGING TO HOUTHIS

Thu 10 December 2020:

The Arab Coalition supporting the Yemeni government intercepted and destroyed a bomb-laden boat belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi militia, which was targeting maritime routes south of the Red Sea, the coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said on Thursday.

“The Coalition Navy Forces detected this evening (Wednesday) an attempt by the terrorist Houthi militia to carry out a hostile, terrorist act in Southern Red Sea, using two bomb-laden unmanned boats launched from the Hodeida Governorate in Yemen,” the spokesman said.

“The boats, which pose a threat to regional and international security, underwater communication cables, and international trade, were destroyed, the statement added.

The spokesman said the boats were launched from Hodeidah Governorate, which the Houthi militia uses “as a base to launch ballistic missiles, drones, booby-trapped remote-operated boats, as well as the random deployment of sea mines in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and a violation of the provisions of the Stockholm cease-fire agreement in Hodeidah.”

“The coalition will continue to implement all rigorous, deterrent measures against the terrorist militia, and neutralize, destroy such capabilities that pose a threat to regional and international security,” Al-Maliki warned.