US, Britain shoot down 21 Houthi missiles and drones fired from Yemen

US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Tuesday night that the US and British armies shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels towards the Red Sea.

“On Jan. 9, at approximately 9:15 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthis launched a complex attack of Iranian designed one-way attack UAVs (OWA UAVs), anti-ship cruise missiles, and an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen into the Southern Red Sea, towards international shipping lanes where dozens of merchant vessels were transiting,” CENTCOM said in a statement.