Ansarallah’s spokesman Brig.-Gen. Yahya Sariʾi announces new phase of operations against US and UK naval coalition that included a swarm attack of 37 drones at naval vessels; and several anti-ship ballistic missiles at an American merchant vessel.
Another statement claimed: ‘the shooting of 37 drones toward American ships has not been understood and experienced by the Yankee terrorists, and this is the beginning of the end of the presence of the western terrorists in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.’
Summary of statements by both parties re engagements of 09 Mar 2024:
- Operation #1: Targeting of an American merchant vessel, ‘Propel Fortune,’ in the Gulf of Aden with ‘a number of’ anti-ship ballistic missiles (statement by Ansarallah, 08:11 EST 09 Mar 24)
- Operation #2: Swarm of 37 drones launched against U.S. Navy destroyers in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.
- CENTCOM (statement 12:03 EST 09 Mar 24) claims 28 drones shot down between 0400 and 0820 (Sanaʿa time) on 9 March 2024 (what happened to the other 9 drones?)
- CENTCOM claims no commercial or naval vessels were struck
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