Houthi mine found in the Red Sea off Yemen: Arab Coalition

Houthi mine found in the Red Sea off Yemen: Arab Coalition
Houthi mine found in the Red Sea off Yemen: Arab Coalition

The Arab Coalition accused the Iran-backed Houthi militia on Thursday of planting mine in the Red Sea.

The Houthi militia is in conflict with the UN-recognized government of Yemen; backed by the Arab Coalition; and has been accused of a variety of attacks against its northern neighbor, Saudi Arabia.

On Sunday, Arab Coalition forces said they intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone; over Yemeni airspace that the Houthis launched toward the Kingdom.

The Houthis have also reportedly threatened to blow up an abandoned tanker holding vast amounts of oil in the Red Sea.

This month, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres; urged the Houthis in order to allow an assessment team to travel to the "Safer;" a decaying oil tanker; that is threatening to spill 1.1 million barrels of crude oil off Yemen's coast.

The Safer tanker missed the road to Yemen's Red Sea oil terminal of Ras Issa for more than five years.

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