US officially announces multinational task force to deal with Houthi attacks

[Almost Heaven]

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin officially announced on Monday night that the US and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships that have come under attack in the Red Sea by drones and ballistic missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, The Associated Press reported.

“This is an international challenge that demands collective action,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in statement. “Therefore today I am announcing the establishment of Operation Prosperity Guardian, an important new multinational security initiative.”

The United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain will join the US in the new mission, Austin announced. Some of the countries will conduct joint patrols while others provide intelligence support in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

The mission will be coordinated by the already existing Combined Task Force 153, which was set up in April 2022 to improve maritime security in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden. There have been 39 member nations in CTF 153, but officials were working to determine which of them would participate in this latest effort.

US officially announces multinational task force to deal with Houthi attacks

The United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain will join the US in the new mission.

www.israelnationalnews.com

 

[Andy C]

Gee, I wonder what country will do the hard work….

 

[1LoverofGod]

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced early Tuesday in Bahrain.

The seriousness of the attacks, several of which have damaged the vessels, has led multiple shipping companies to order their ships to hold in place and not enter the Bab el-Mandeb Strait until the security situation can be addressed.

“This is an international challenge that demands collective action,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in statement released just after midnight in Bahrain. “Therefore today I am announcing the establishment of Operation Prosperity Guardian, an important new multinational security initiative.”

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Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea

The U.S. and other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea from attacks by Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.

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[Andy C]

The mission will be coordinated by the already existing Combined Task Force 153, which was set up in April 2022 to improve maritime security in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden. There have been 39 member nations in CTF 153, but officials were working to determine which of them would participate in this latest effort.

Im sure some of those current participants will be hesitant to take a firm stand, or use force.

 

[Kaatje]

US defense secretary Lloyd Austin announces Operation Prosperity Guardian, in cooperation with UK, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain​

MANAMA, Bahrain — The United States on Monday announced a 10-nation coalition to quell Houthi missile and drone attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea, with Britain, France, Bahrain and Italy among countries joining the “multinational security initiative.”
“Countries that seek to uphold the foundational principle of freedom of navigation must come together to tackle the challenge posed by this non-state actor,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement late-light Monday.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels have escalated attacks on tankers, cargo ships and other vessels in the Red Sea, imperiling a transit route that carries up to 12 percent of global trade

US-led coalition of 10 nations to counter Houthi attacks on vessels in Red Sea

US defense secretary Lloyd Austin announces Operation Prosperity Guardian, in cooperation with UK, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain

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[Kaatje]

I see @Almost Heaven already started a thread like this, before me.
@mattfivefour @Tall Timbers would you be so kind to join my thread in there?

 

[mattfivefour]

I see @Almost Heaven already started a thread like this, before me.
@mattfivefour @Tall Timbers would you be so kind to join my thread in there?

Done.

 

[Margery]

Im sure some of those current participants will be hesitant to take a firm stand, or use force.

sigh, yes! And when force IS required they will dither and delay and ensure that nothing gets done to actually deal with the source of the problem ie Iran. I see Canada is in there. I suppose we are sending our Navy or as much of it that floats and functions because spare parts and maintenance is always an issue. The armed services are NOT a priority for Trudeau except as photo op material and I see this as one giant photo op for Trudeau to exploit in his next election bid.