US hit the radar in Yemen

United States armed forces killed three radar stations (RLS) in Yemen in response to the shelling of their ships-Huthis rebels, Reuters reports citing a statement of the Pentagon. According to the military establishment, early in the morning local time, the US hit three radar situated on the territory controlled by the Huthis on Yemen's Red Sea coast.

The department indicated that the bombing was carried out by order of the US President Barack Obama and in accordance with the recommendations of the Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and the head of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff US Armed Forces, General Joseph Dunford. It is noted that the strikes were the first direct military action against the rebels of Washington purposes in the Yemeni conflict.

Radar used in the recent rocket attacks, threatening destroyer USS Mason, and other sea-going vessels, in international waters of the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the Pentagon noted.

According to a representative of the military establishment, which leads Tass, "blows inflicted with the purpose of self-defense, were aimed at protecting the Americans, the US Navy ships and the freedom of navigation in this important sea lanes." The Defense Ministry assured that in the future will also react to such threats to their ships and maritime trade traffic.

Earlier it was reported that on Wednesday, two rockets landed near the destroyer USS Mason and his ship Ponce from the territory, which is under rebel control - supporters of the Shiite movement "Ansar Allah". Two days before the destroyer USS Mason also underwent a missile attack in international waters off the coast of Yemen.


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