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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Liberian-flagged cargo ship caught fire in the Red Sea on Friday after being hit by a projectile launched from rebel-controlled Yemen, a US defense official and a private intelligence firm said.
The attack on the Al Jasrah further escalates a campaign by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, who have claimed responsibility for a series of missile assaults in recent days that just missed shipping in the Red Sea and its strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The attacks are a response to the Israel-Hamas war, though the links to the ships targeted in the rebel assaults has grown more tenuous — or nonexistent — as the attacks continue.
The Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility for the assault on the Al Jasrah.
The US official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters. The private intelligence firm Ambrey also confirmed the attack took place.
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The attack on the Al Jasrah further escalates a campaign by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, who have claimed responsibility for a series of missile assaults in recent days that just missed shipping in the Red Sea and its strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The attacks are a response to the Israel-Hamas war, though the links to the ships targeted in the rebel assaults has grown more tenuous — or nonexistent — as the attacks continue.
The Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility for the assault on the Al Jasrah.
The US official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters. The private intelligence firm Ambrey also confirmed the attack took place.
Cargo ship in the Red Sea hit and set ablaze by projectile launched from Yemen
Attack on the Al Jasrah escalates campaign by Iran-backed Houthis, who have claimed responsibility for a series of missile assaults in recent days
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