US conducts strikes in Yemen, downs Houthi drones

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — An F/A-18E Super Hornet gets ready to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Red Sea, May 10, 2019. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it conducted self-defence strikes on Thursday against four mobile Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM) and one Houthi unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.

CENTCOM said its forces shot down three UAVs launched toward the Gulf of Aden from areas controlled by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.

(Reporting by Jana Choukeir; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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