WASHINGTON, United States — The United States threatened Tuesday to retaliate for a missile attack that missed a pair of US warships in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. The United States backs a Saudi-led coalition that is fighting the Huthi rebels and the forces of former Yemeni president Ali Abdallah Saleh. The US military provides intelligence and air-refueling for Arab coalition aircraft conducting air strikes against the rebels. But US air forces are not directly involved in air strikes in Yemen, which are increasingly criticized by the international community for their devastating impact on civilians. According to the Pentagon, Sunday’s missile strikes targeted the USS Mason and the USS Ponce, which were patrolling near each other.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 12, 2016 02:26 UTC