Situation in the Red Sea (Houthi Thread)

[TruckDriver9]

Iraq is the easier target.

Easier target for sure, but of little, other than PR, value for the Houthis. Dijbouti and most importantly Bahrain play far greater role in the ongoing struggle in the Red Sea.
Of course other Iranian proxies could take advantage of the situation and go after US troops/instalations in Iraq.

 

[Sabonis73]

I know you are a former US serviceman,

I apologize if I give off a veteran vibe. Never been in the military, just watch/follow too many geopolitcal channels on youtube and twitter.

 

[LaAguilaNegra]

I apologize if I give off a veteran vibe. Never been in the military, just watch/follow too many geopolitcal channels on youtube and twitter.

That's my mistake, I though you'd at some point said that you were in the military. Must have been someone else then.

 

[Pointy Elbows]

 

[LaAguilaNegra]

Second round of strikes on Hodeida Port.



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Ansarallah claims it has downed a US F22, and struck a US warship. The latter claim was just withdrawn.





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UK Typhoon fighters participating used the UK base in Cyprus.

 

[Pointy Elbows]

That's my mistake, I though you'd at some point said that you were in the military. Must have been someone else then.

After the last 2 years, some of the finest battle analysis offered was done by non-mil background. No need for anyone thoughtful to hold back.

 

[Pointy Elbows]

Yemeni authorities claiming they have sunken an unnamed US ship, with crew. No confirmation, but Yemenis and their crew are amping up the verbiage...

 

[It_Is_My_Time]

Everything I can gather...

USA and UK carried out the mission, but they are trying to claim it was 10 countries involved. Don't be surprised if one of these countries feels the heat and says "we had nothing to do with it".

The spots the USA and UK hit were not overly important to the Houthi's, because they moved their main operations underground and these were mostly fake targets that were previously used.

Houthi's are saying this will not deter them at all, if this is true, then it was all for nothing other than to destroy Israel's support even further in the west.

 

[TruckDriver9]

Ansarallah claims it has downed a US F22

Doubt it. It's not even about whether Houthis have the capabilities to shoot it down or not, but about the presence of F-22 over Yemen in the first place - after all cruise missiles are launched from a standoff distances. So maybe they shot down a drone, maybe a missile, but I can not imagine why would there be a F-22 in Yemeni air space.

 

[TruckDriver9]

Everything I can gather...

USA and UK carried out the mission, but they are trying to claim it was 10 countries involved. Don't be surprised if one of these countries feels the heat and says "we had nothing to do with it".

Not even that. We (and the Brits) had moral support from 4 countries: Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands.

From the official White House statement:

Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces—together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands—successfully conducted strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels to endanger freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most vital waterways.

 

[Pointy Elbows]

Was there any congressional debate on this one, or is this a "we notified the armed services committee" thing? A few congressmen are asking questions. Not many.

 

[dicknixon72]

Ansarallah claims it has downed a US F22, and struck a US warship. The latter claim was just withdrawn.

lol. C'mon. If you're going to lie, make it somewhat believable.

Next they're going to brag about their Space Shuttle kills...

 

[TruckDriver9]

CENTCOM shows some photos and a video.


Forces used in the strike on the Houthis.

 

[TruckDriver9]

1. Ships are advised to avoid sailing through the Red Sea.

At least 4 tankers changed their course already.

2. Tesla suspends production in Germany, quoting supply chain issues.


3. The number of ships putting "no contact Israel" on their AIS display is growing.

 

[LaAguilaNegra]

The atmosphere in Sanaa after yesterday's attacks



Some channels claim that Ansarallah was warned in advance by the US of an impending strike but can't find any serious source on that. 11 people were killed in the strikes.

 

[Thomas More]

I just looked up Yemen's population, and it is actually the highest in the region. It is 34 million, slightly higher than Saudi Arabia at 32 million, and much higher than Oman, Somalia, or Eritrea.

Of course they are very poor compared to Saudi Arabia, or really compared to anyone. Their per capita income is only $617 nominal, or $2000 PPP. However, if Iran supplies them with weapons, they have a lot of people that seem willing to fight.

 

[homersheineken]

1. Ships are advised to avoid sailing through the Red Sea.

At least 4 tankers changed their course already.

39 navies?!

And they still can't control it, telling ships to change course?

 

[TruckDriver9]

39 navies?!

And they still can't control it, telling ships to change course?

Most of those navies are not directly involved in anti-Houthi operations, they're just part of the Combined Maritime Forces organization - a multinational partnership which is tasked with combating piracy, smuggling, etc.

https://combinedmaritimeforces.com/

When it comes to anti-Houthi operations it's basically just the US and UK. Well, there's also also France and other members of the OPG but they've commited very little resources and they prefer to play defense.

 

[TruckDriver9]

Houthis launched another missile attack - this time in the Gulf of Aden.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) office reported that it received a report of a missile being fired towards a vessel approximately 90 nautical miles southeast of Aden, Yemen.
“The Master reported a missile landing in the water 400-500 metres away and being followed by 3 small craft,” the report said.
No injuries or damages have been reported and the ship is proceeding with its voyage.
According to British maritime security firm Ambrey, Houthi militants may have mistakenly targeted a tanker carrying Russian oil, Reuters reports. “This was the second tanker mistakenly targeted by the Houthis whilst carrying Russian oil,” Ambrey said.
The location of the latest attack is curious as it took place in the Gulf of Aden much further to the east compared to previous attacks.

 

[Pointy Elbows]

It looks like Yesterday's attack wasn't much of a success. They aren't even trying to pump up the damage report:

https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Arti...on-strikes-against-houthi-positions-in-yemen/

From Will Schryver's feed.

Problem is that it is now a more "game on" environment. US Navy has no expectation of safe passage now, under any circumstance. I'm sure this has been a high-risk passage since at least the USS Cole attack, but now there is an absolute expectation of hostility. Can't hide behind "we're just here to protect a few ships." Better stay locked and loaded.