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[–] CodeInvasion 120 points 1 week ago (53 children)

Are you actually asking?

The Houthi's are an Iranian controlled terrorist organization that have been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea since November 2023.

The Houthis have sunk two vessels and killed four crew members, forcing a lot of shipping to Europe to be diverted around the South of Africa.

The US and allies have been fighting the Iranian-backed Houthis for over a decade, this is just a recent resurgence following the war in Israel.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67614911.amp

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I'm genuinely surprised it took this long for the US to retaliate.

[–] CodeInvasion 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The US and international allies have been frequently attacking Houthi rebels since January 2024.

There were even memes about it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The memes may have started in 2024. We started attacking the Houthis in 2016-2017

[–] CodeInvasion 3 points 1 week ago

Definitely, but I was more referring to this recent bout.

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