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A French helicopter shot down a Houthi attack drone in the Red Sea in March. Houthi rebels have since used their UAVs to threaten ships far beyond the Red Sea.
A French helicopter shot down a Houthi attack drone in the Red Sea in March. Houthi rebels have since used their UAVs to threaten ships far beyond the Red Sea.

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  • Commercial ships have diverted from the Red Sea over the Houthi missile threats. 
  • The Houthis showed in late April they can strike ships in the Indian Ocean.
  • "By disrupting shipping, the Houthis can impose costs on the global economy," a naval expert said.

Houthi militants showed in late April that they can expand their war on international shipping far beyond the Red Sea.

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Military & Defense, houthi, Yemen, us-navy-ships, red-sea, mildef-freelance
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Yemen's Houthi rebels are menacing ships on the high seas