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17 January 2024 Military News

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  • USCENTCOM Strikes Houthi Terrorist Missile Launchers CENTCOM 17 Jan 2024 -- In the context of ongoing multi-national efforts to protect freedom of navigation and prevent attacks on U.S. and partner maritime traffic in the Red Sea, on Jan. 17 at approximately 11:59 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces conducted strikes on 14 Iran-backed Houthi missiles that were loaded to be fired in Houthi controlled areas in Yemen.
  • Houthis attack U.S. owned and operated bulk carrier CENTCOM 17 Jan 2024 -- At approximately 8:30 pm (Sanaa time) Jan. 17, an assessed one-way attack UAS was launched from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen and struck M/V Genco Picardy in the Gulf of Aden. M/V Genco Picardy is a Marshall Islands flagged, U.S. owned and operated bulk carrier ship.
  • Senior Administration Officials On Yemen US Dept. of State 17 Jan 2024
  • U.S. strikes Houthi missile facility: media People's Daily 17 Jan 2024 -- The United States launched a new airstrike hitting a missile facility used by the Houthi militant group in Yemen, U.S. media reported Tuesday, citing an anonymous U.S. official.
  • Two U.S. Navy SEALs missing in operation near Somalia: U.S. military People's Daily 17 Jan 2024 -- Two U.S. Navy SEALs were missing in a recent operation by the U.S. military near the coast of Somalia to seize what it said were Iranian weapon components being supplied to the Houthi militant group in Yemen, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday.

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