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    Houthi rebels fire 2 missiles at US Navy destroyer in Red Sea

    Houthi rebels fire 2 missiles at US Navy destroyer in Red Sea

    By Lucas Tomlinson
    Published October 10, 2016 FoxNews.com


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    June 16, 2016: Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus (L) observes an underway replenishment with Adm. Giuseppe De Giorgi, chief of the Italian navy, while aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason DDG 87 in this picture released. (Reuters)


    Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired two missiles at a U.S. Navy destroyer operating off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea on Sunday -- though neither missile hit the ship, the Pentagon said in a statement.

    Though the American warship wasn't struck, the ship was definitely targeted, a U.S. defense official told Fox News. This dramatic escalation comes a week after the U.S. Navy sent warships to the area when a United Arab Emirates flagged auxiliary ship was destroyed off the coast of Yemen by the Houthis.

    "We assess the missiles were launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen," Pentagon spokesman Capt Jeff Davis said. "The United States remains committed to ensuring freedom of navigation everywhere in the world, and we will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of our ships and our servicemembers."

    It was not immediately clear how close the missiles came to the destroyer.


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    Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

    USS Mason is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for two men: former Secretary of the Navy John Young Mason and Flying Cross Winner Ensign Newton Henry Mason. This ship is the 37th destroyer of its class. USS Mason was the 21st ship of this class to be built at in Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, and construction began on 19 January 2000. She was launched and christened on 23 June 2001.
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    "In the first instance USS Mason employed onboard defensive measures, although it is unclear whether this led to the missile striking the water or whether it would have struck the water anyway," a defense official told Fox News.

    The official said the American ship was in international waters when the missiles were fired, but didn't provide an exact location.

    "Beyond that, the incident is under investigation, and we hope to have more details for you in the coming days," the official said. "We take this very seriously. We will protect our people."

    U.S. officials have long accused Iran of supplying missiles and other weapons to the Houthis.

    The U.S. supports a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's civil war, which began in 2015. The U.S. embassy was closed in Yemen over a year ago.

    Fox News first reported last week that U.S. warships were sent to Yemen's coast after a United Arab Emirates ship was recently targeted by the Houthis. That ship used to be owned by a U.S. company, but was contracted to UAE at the time.

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    U.S. officials have long accused Iran of supplying missiles and other weapons to the Houthis.
    Enriching iran with funds, removing sanctions, making ransom payments for our servicemen by obama will only cause more of these instances in many waters till it leads to an all out war.

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    US destroyer targeted in failed missile attack from Yemen


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