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US launches coalition to protect vessels from Houthi attacks near Yemen

”The recent escalation in reckless Houthi attacks originating from Yemen threatens the free flow of commerce, endangers innocent mariners, and violates international law,” says US defense secretary.
The United States and its Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin have initiated the international coalition Operation Prosperity Guardian. | Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
The United States and its Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin have initiated the international coalition Operation Prosperity Guardian. | Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
by DANIEL LOGAN BERG-MUNCH

The US and a number of allied countries are now taking action against the Houthi movement’s attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea.

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