Since the middle of December, a U.S.-led coalition has been trading munitions with Houthis in Yemen. The day after Christmas, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower began participating in strikes against targets along the coast. It hasn’t left since and the conflict between a group of international allies and the Houthis has continued.
On this episode of Angry Planet, former fighter pilot and current YouTuber Ward Carroll sits down to walk us through the ins and outs of Operation Prosperity Guardian. The conversation was recorded on February 20, 2023, and as Carroll predicted, the conflict remained remarkably static in the weeks that followed.
That changed on March 5, when a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile struck the M/V True Confidence, killing three.
Did the Houthis Cut Internet Cables in the Red Sea?
The fighter pilots hunting Houthi drones over the Red Sea
Ward’s initial thoughts on the "ace"
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