On Tuesday U.S. Central Command announced the USS Laboon and the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, currently in the Red Sea, shot down a ballistic missile fired by the Iranian backed Houthi rebels in Yemen towards Israel.
"U.S. assets, to include the USS LABOON (DDG 58) and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot down twelve one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles, and two land attack cruise missiles in the Southern Red Sea that were fired by the Houthis over a 10 hour period which began at approximately 6:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) on December 26. There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries," U.S. Central Command released in a statement.
The shoot down was the first of its kind.
First time in history a U.S. warship has shot down a ballistic missile in combat. Happened 3x yesterday. https://t.co/VBRGMN7UaW
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) December 27, 2023
On Christmas day U.S. troops were attacked by a number of drones near Erbil International Airport, resulting in critical injuries. President Biden ordered a strike on Iranian proxy targets in Iraq as retaliation.
⛔️⛔️⛔️BREAKING⛔️⛔️⛔️
— Entifadh Qanbar 🇮🇶🇺🇸 انتفاض قنبر (@eqanbar) December 27, 2023
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Iran proxy militias in Iraq video claiming attacking US military in Erbil, Iraq. pic.twitter.com/X8wob7R3pn
BREAKING: U.S. forces launch airstrikes against Iranian proxy group in Iraq following attack hours earlier in Erbil that resulted in ‘several injuries’ to American service members, Centcom says
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) December 26, 2023
Since October 7, Iran has launched hundreds of attacks on U.S. targets in the Middle East through a series of proxy terrorist groups. They continue to be undeterred by the Biden administration's lackluster response to the attacks.
