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US move targets Houthi arms smuggling
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DUBAI, 14 April 2022, (TON): The US Navy said “ it was establishing a new multinational task force that would target arms smuggling in the waters around Yemen, the latest American military response to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the UAE.”
The effort follows a series of Houthi missile and drone attacks this year on the two Gulf countries.
US Fifth Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Brad Cooper said the task force would, operate in the Red Sea, Bab Al-Mandab and Gulf of Aden and would also target human trafficking and the smuggling of drugs and other illicit goods.
Cooper said on a call with reporters “these are strategically important waters that warrant our attention.”
The task force would consist of between two to eight vessels and is part of the 34-nation Combined Maritime Forces, which Cooper also commands, that has three other task forces in nearby waters targeting smuggling and piracy.
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