New Attacks by the Coalition and the Houthis in the Red Sea Region

Following the attempted attack on the American destroyer Gravely, Yemen's Houthis from the Ansarallah movement launched new attacks on civilian ships heading towards the Suez Canal.

The Liberian- flagged container ship KOI (COLE), which was en route to the Israeli port of Eilat, was attacked with an anti-ship missile. The ship was chartered by the British firm Oceanix Services, the same company that previously chartered the supertanker Marlin Luanda, which the Houthis hit on January 26.

Another attack occurred approximately 57 nautical miles from Al-Hodeidah: according to the UK Department of Maritime Trade Operations, an explosion took place some distance off the starboard side of an unidentified ship. Fortunately, the crew was not injured.

Last night, US Air Force F/A-18 carrier-based fighters attacked the group's targets in the vicinity of the city of Al - Hodeidah. Local media reported a series of powerful explosions in the area. Later, the US Central Command confirmed that they had successfully targeted the drone control station.

[JUST IN] U.S. base in eastern Syria attacked by drones

A US-controlled military base located near the Al-Omar oil field in the eastern Syrian region of Deir ez-Zor, was attacked by drones on Thursday, the Al Mayadeen television reported.

According to the report, the facility was attacked by three UAVs. Sounds of "powerful explosions" were heard. No information about potential damage is available at this point.

After the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip, rocket and drone attacks on U.S. military bases in Syria and Iraq have become more frequent. Shiite militias have warned that they will increase the number of armed operations in Syria and Iraq if the U.S. continues to provide military aid to Israel.

A large share of the Syrian provinces of Hasakah, Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa, located in the east and northeast of the country, is currently controlled by the US-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces. Since 2015, the US command has established nine military bases in this area. At the end of 2019, then U.S. President Donald Trump approved a plan that would leave several hundred US troops in Syria. One of their main tasks was to ensure control of oil fields in the northeast and east of the country.

According to Israeli Media, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held a Phone Call tonight with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant to discuss the ongoing Situation across the Middle East and the Regional Threat to American and Israeli Forces.

With this Call coming prior to the possible beginning of a Large-Scale Military Campaign by the United States, with Coordination from Israel, against Iranian-Backed Forces across the Region.