Vessel hit 60 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen in the latest reported attack by movement.

An oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile.

US officials told the BBC’s US partner CBS the tanker was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile and a naval ship was responding to its distress signal.

There were no injuries reported, the US officials said.

Houthi military spokesman Yaha Sarea said the group used “a number of appropriate naval missiles” and Friday’s strike was “direct”.

  • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeEnglish
    33·
    10 months ago

    I’m not saying give these individuals money. I’m saying maybe we build some social structures that elevate the population out of poverty?

    50 million in bombs but not 50 million in schools, why?

    • PugJesus@kbin.social
      73·
      10 months ago

      I’m not saying give these individuals money. I’m saying maybe we build some social structures that elevate the population out of poverty?

      But as the above commenter pointed out, poverty is no cure to the kind of ideological terrorism pursued by these people - the middle class is just as vulnerable to the madness as the poor.

    • teichflamme@lemm.ee
      52·
      10 months ago

      You mean like in Afghanistan? Where they proceeded to close these schools and sell the infrastructure the second the military left?