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U.S. warship downs Houthi-controlled drone near Red Sea

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

Published November 29th, 2023 - 07:03 GMT
US warship
US warship. AFP
Highlights
The strategic significance of the Red Sea and the involvement of U.S. forces in the conflict underscore the gravity of the situation in the Middle East and Bab AL-Mandab strait

ALBAWABA- A Pentagon official informed Al Jazeera that an American warship successfully shot down a drone launched from areas controlled by the Houthi rebels in Yemen. 

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The incident unfolded in an area near the Red Sea, raising concerns about escalating tensions in the Middle East and Bab AL-Mandab strait.

 The strategic significance of the Red Sea and the involvement of U.S. forces in the conflict underscore the gravity of the situation. 

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Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

News writer

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in political science and the other in English, Dr. Al-Maswari possesses more than 17 years of extensive experience in university-level teaching, research, research reviewing, bilingual translation, and copy-writing...

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