Bab al-Mandab, Yemen
12 March 2024

CENTCOM reported that “Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists fired one close-range ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward USS Laboon in the Red Sea. The missile did not impact the vessel and there were no injuries or damage reported”. The same day, CENTCOM and a coalition vessel downed two Houthi unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

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