The targeting of another U.S.-owned commercial ship Wednesday shows the militant group remains intent on continuing its attacks in the face of multiple rounds of U.S. military airstrikes.

The Houthis launched anti-ship ballistic missiles at the U.S.-owned, flagged and operated commercial ship Maersk Detroit as it was transiting the Gulf of Aden, according to a statement from the U.S. Central Command. The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gravely shot down two missiles and a third fell into the water. There were no indications of damage or injuries in the attack.

The U.S. military has been conducting airstrikes against the Houthis to degrade their capabilities since Jan.11, after several weeks of attacks on commercial ships by the militant group.

  • @assassin_aragorn
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    1211 months ago

    It’d be cool if they started doing things do stop genocide.

    Defending genocide

    ???

    • @Linkerbaan
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      -1811 months ago

      The Houthis are doing stuff to stop genocide. Namely ships to nations that are committing genocide.

      Here’s an actual video of what’s going on there https://youtu.be/sAApTUChi1g

        • @Linkerbaan
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          -1111 months ago

          Poor civilian oil tankers transporting oil to a nation committing genocide :( if only there was a way they could safely pass again. How about not committing genocide?

          • @TangledHyphae
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            511 months ago

            I am genuinely perplexed at the amount of mental gymnastics you are doing to justify attacking civilian ships from other countries that are not enemy combatants. Incredible Olympic display of psychological back-flips.

            • @lemmerguy
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              -411 months ago

              Here’s a simple take , stop bombing women and children , and they’ll stop attacking civilian ships , is that complicated for you? They are a militant group, do you think they care about rules in combat?, I mean they are doing way better than Israel at this point.

              • @[email protected]
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                411 months ago

                Ah they’re attacking civilians because their feelings on attacking civilians are so strong they’ll do anything to stop it. Like attack civilians.

                Literally any other course of action for their “protest” would be better. What they’re doing is abhorrent, like Hamas, like Israel.

                • @lemmerguy
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                  -211 months ago

                  They are attacking commercial ships after warning, if ships don’t want to get attacked , don’t go through that route or better ceasefire in Gaza simple. US and Israel has lost all moral stand on this issue at this point. So there is no need to judge what is moral right now. If the ship crew don’t want to be killed don’t get in the ship.