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Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, widely known as the Houthis, is celebrating what they deem a significant victory following a major attack in the Red Sea. A Greek-owned oil tanker, the Sounion, was set ...
A frame-by-frame analysis of the video conducted by The Associated Press suggested three simultaneous explosions struck the deck of the Sounion. That signature suggests an attack conducted by planted explosives, rather than a strike by missile or drone.
Updated 12:35 AM PDT, August 24, 2024
As Iran threatens to retaliate against Israel over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the U.S. military told the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area. Early Thursday, the U.S. military’s Central Command said that the Lincoln had reached the waters of the Middle East, without elaborating.
FILE: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails the Pacific Ocean. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations. Photo credit U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jerome D. Johnson
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III ordered the Lincoln to accelerate its deployment to Central Command earlier this month, . .
- The Houthis didn’t immediately acknowledge the fire.
- The rebels are suspected to have gone back and attacked at least one other vessel that later sank as part of their months-long campaign against shipping in the Red Sea over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
- The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported the fires in a note to mariners on Friday night.
- A United States defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, said American officials were aware of the fires and continued to monitor the situation.
Fires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea
- The vessel had been staffed by a crew of 25 Filipinos and Russians, as well as four private security personnel, who were taken by a French destroyer to nearby Djibouti, the European Union’s Aspides naval mission in the Red Sea said Thursday.
The Sounion has 150,000 tons of crude oil aboard and represents a “navigational and environmental hazard,” the mission warned. “It is essential that everyone in the area exercises caution and refrains from any actions that could lead to a deterioration of the current situation.”
Uploaded: Aug 20, 2024
Video from the immediate aftermath of an Israeli air strike on a market in Deir el-Balah, Gaza shows bloodied young children on the ground.
As Iran threatens to retaliate against Israel over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the U.S. military told the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area. Early Thursday, the U.S. military’s Central Command said that the Lincoln had reached the waters of the Middle East, without elaborating.
- Washington also has ordered the USS Georgia-guided missile submarine to the region, while the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier strike group was in the Gulf of Oman.
- Additional F-22 fighter jets have flown into the region and the USS Wasp, a large amphibious assault ship carrying F-35 fighter jets, is in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Early Saturday, the U.S. military’s Central Command said it had destroyed a Houthi missile system in Yemen over the last 24 hours.
Uploaded: Aug 23, 2024
#usnavy #carrierstrikegroup #middleeast , By Arnold Pinto, The USS Abraham Lincoln Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier equipped with F-35C and F/A-18 Block III fighter aircraft has entered ...
USS Lincoln Carrier Strike Group arrives in Middle East region
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III ordered the Lincoln to accelerate its deployment to Central Command earlier this month, . .
- The secretary ordered the plus-up of U.S. forces in the region "as part of broad adjustments to [the] U.S. military posture" to ensure U.S. force protection, increase support for the defense of Israel and ensure the United States is prepared to respond to a wide range of contingencies, she said.
- An Air Force F-22 Raptor squadron has already arrived in the region, and the USS Georgia — a cruise missile submarine — is operating nearby.
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