U.S. Navy Warship Intercepts Multiple Missiles Near Yemen


AT SEA - AUGUST 13: In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, a RIM-7P NATO Sea Sparrow Missile launches the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a stream raid shoot exercise on August 13, 2007 in the Pacific Ocean, At Sea. Lincoln's self-defense systems fired four Sea Sparrow missiles, engaging and destroying two BQM-74E turbojet-powered drone aircraft and a High-Speed Maneuvering Surface Threat (HSMST) remote controlled Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during the event. Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are underway off the coast of Southern California conducting Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA). (Photo by Jordon R. Beesley/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
(Photo by Jordon R. Beesley/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

OAN’s Abril Elfi 
3:58 PM – Thursday, October 19, 2023

A United States Navy Warship that has been operating in the Middle East blocked multiple missiles near the coast of Yemen.

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On Thursday, officials stated that missiles were fired by Iranian-backed Houthi insurgents fighting in Yemen and that about 2-3 missiles were intercepted by the U.S. Navy ship.

Later that day, Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder stated that the USS Carney intercepted three ground attack missiles and six drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

“This action was a demonstration of the integrated air and missile defense architecture that we built in the Middle East and that we are prepared to utilize whenever necessary to protect our partners and our interest in this important region,” he said at a news briefing. “There were no casualties to US forces and none that we know of to any civilians on the ground.”

According to Ryder, the Pentagon cannot say for sure what the missiles and drones were targeting at this time, but they were fired from Yemen and were going north along the Red Sea, “potentially toward targets in Israel.”

The incident was one of several in recent days in which U.S. sites in Syria and Iraq were targeted by drones, amid rising regional tensions as Israel’s war with Hamas continued.

The drone attacks on the Syrian base resulted in “minor injuries,” according to Ryder.

Ryder stated that two drones targeted the al-Tanf garrison in Syria, where U.S. and anti-ISIS coalition soldiers are stationed. 

One drone was engaged and destroyed. Another one crashed into the base, causing minor injuries to coalition personnel.

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