CENTCOM

US CENTCOM destroys Houthi drone and USV in Yemen

CENTCOM was recently involved in the killing of Hurras al-Din senior leader Abu-’Abd al-Rahman al-Makki in the last week of August. 

US Central Command kills Al Qaeda-affiliated Hurras al-Din senior leader

In September 2019, the US designated Hurras al-Din as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" under Executive Order 13224.

Iran expected to attack Israel as early as Monday, US officials arrive in Middle East

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Saturday that revenge will be “severe and at an appropriate time, place, and manner,” blaming the “terrorist Zionist regime” for Haniyeh’s death.

Israel, CENTCOM ties have been essential amid Gaza war

The war in Gaza has been a showcase of how US-Israel relations, and particularly military-to-military relations are important. Central Command is a key component of this.

 Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks during a televised address, June 19, 2024

Hezbollah increasing attacks shows willingness to ramp-up tensions with Israel

Hezbollah launched up to 150 rockets in these attacks over a period of 24 hours, which is an increase in attacks.

Merchant vessel reports two explosions west of Yemen's Mocha, Ambrey says

The Houthis have been launching drone and missile strikes on shipping routes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November, claiming to act in solidarity with Palestinians in Israel's war in Gaza.

12/07/2024
Trucks deliver humanitarian aid over a temporary pier on the Gaza coast, May 18, 2024

US humanitarian pier may be rebuilt this week, unclear if WFP seems safe to restart distribution

On multiple days last week, food collected in the marshalling area on the shore without any aid organizations available for distribution.

Mariner severely wounded in Houthi missile strike on cargo ship, US says

On Wednesday, CENTCOM announced that it had destroyed three anti-ship cruise missile launchers, and one unmanned aerial system in a Houthi controlled area of Yemen.

13/06/2024

IDF chief secretly meets with CENTCOM, Arab generals in Bahrain

Halevi met earlier this week with generals from Bahrain, the UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt to discuss security cooperation with them, despite their criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza.

US military confirms Houthi missile strikes on two ships in Gulf of Aden

The Iran-backed Houthis hit the Tavvishi, a Liberian-flagged and Swiss-owned container ship with an anti-ship ballistic missile, CENTCOM said.

By REUTERS
10/06/2024
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