“In response to these crimes … the missile force and the naval force of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a joint military operation targeting the American aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the Red Sea,” the movement’s military spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree said.

“The operation was carried out with a number of winged and ballistic missiles, and the hit was accurate and direct,” he added.

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  • SaniFlush [any, any]
    hexbear
    56
    26 days ago

    That would be rather embarrassing if the USA lost one of their most powerful weapons to an impoverished nation still recovering from a war.

    • someone [comrade/them, they/them]
      hexbear
      43
      26 days ago

      Even just taking out some expensive and delicate equipment on a carrier is a victory. I wonder how much modern US navy equipment is actually more prone to damage than expected because the designers never expected an American carrier in the 21st century to do anything other than support an occupying army?

      • Tunnelvision [they/them]
        hexbear
        16
        26 days ago

        When you understand how a fighter jet works you realize that is literally the definition of a fighter jet.

    • @Justice@lemmygrad.ml
      hexbear
      40
      26 days ago

      Recovering from a genocide which the USA's client or proxy state, Saudi Arabia, was perpetrating using USA's bombs/planes/etc.

      Hard to see why the Yemenis empathize so heavily with the Palestinians who are currently being genocided by the USA's other proxy state in the region... or at least it would be if you only listened to war mongers in MSM and from the US state department.

      • SaniFlush [any, any]
        hexbear
        3
        25 days ago

        You would be correct. I recall Ansarallah's spokesman being pleased that they could finally fight the USA directly instead of being forced into a proxy war.

  • flan [they/them]
    hexbear
    41
    26 days ago

    Sounds like they hit it - any other confirmation?

    • Chapo_is_Red [he/him]
      hexagon
      hexbear
      26
      26 days ago

      US side denying it: https://www.businessinsider.com/houthi-rebels-didnt-hit-us-aircraft-carrier-as-they-claimed-2024-5

      I doubt there's really a way to know either way unless Yemen hit so hard it was seriously compromised.