Missile

Missile event in Yemen on Fri 12th January 2024

12th January 2024

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On 12 January 2024, suspected Houthi forces fired 1 anti-ship ballistic missile targeting the Khalissa crude oil tanker (IMO: ) in the Gulf of Aden. There were no fatalities or injuries as the missile impacted water around 500 m from the ship. The attack took place in retaliation to US and UK airstrikes on Houthi targets inside Yemen. Houthi forces did not claim the attack, likely because the ship targeted was carrying Russian oil and was targeted by mistake based on outdated data affiliating the ship to the UK rather than Russia.

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